单词 | roost site |
释义 | > as lemmasroost site C1. General attributive, as roost hen, roost site, roost-time, etc. ΚΠ 1636 W. Davenant Witts iii. i. sig. F3 Keepe earlier howers than a roost Hen in Winter? 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila viii. lxxvi. 119 Ere roost-Lark springs, Morns Usher; when the Dawn its mungrell hour forth brings. 1885 R. Jefferies Open Air 216 The partridges may run through to join their friends before roost-time on the ground. 1971 D. P. Furman in R. E. Pfadt Fund. Appl. Entomol. (ed. 2) xx. 596 Procedures, in contrast to the so-called housing and roost treatments, are those designed for direct application to poultry. 1992 Bird Watching Jan. 24/2 Hen Harriers led the roost counters a merry dance by changing roost sites, but a ringtail and male were definitely in the area. < as lemmas |
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