| 单词 | scottish crossbill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish crossbill Scottish crossbill n. a large-billed crossbill, Loxia scotica, endemic to the pine forests of the Scottish highlands. In 2006 it was confirmed that the Scottish crossbill is distinct from the very similar common crossbill ( L. curvirostra) and parrot crossbill ( L. pytyopsittacus). ΚΠ 1906 J. A. Harvie-Brown Fauna Tay Basin 65 Formerly I had a large series of Scottish Crossbills, and..every one of the sub-species he has described were represented in the series, including what he has named Loxia curvirostra ‘Scotica.’ 1974 W. Condry Woodlands xi. 117 The beak of the Scottish crossbill is especially large—a characteristic of those races of the crossbill which have evolved in pine forests. 2006 Daily Tel. 16 Aug. 7/1 Scientists have ended a long dispute in the ornithological world by proving that the Scottish crossbill is, after all, a distinct species found nowhere else in the world. < as lemmas |
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