| 单词 | rosy-bill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrosy-bill rosy-bill n. (more fully rosy-bill duck) a South American pochard, Netta peposaca, the male of which has chiefly black plumage and a pinkish-red bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Netta red-headed duck1678 rosy-billed duck1867 rosy-bill1888 1888 R. Hubbard Ornamental Waterfowl ii. v. 162 The Rosy-bill is a native of South America. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 4 Nov. 9/2 Mandarin, Muscovy, and rosy-bill ducks. 1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest i. 16 Rosybills, immaculate in their gleaming black-and-grey plumage, their beaks looking as though they had been freshly dipped in blood. 2005 A. Brant Compl. Guide Wing Shooting ii. 26 The complete list of ducks is as follows..Chilean widgeon, white-faced whistling duck, fulvous whistling duck, and rosy bill. < as lemmas |
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