单词 | scrub-wren |
释义 | > as lemmasscrub-wren scrub-wren n. small birds of the order Sericornis, Gould (Morris, Austral Eng.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Acanthizinae > other types of pilot bird1893 scrub-wren1901 1901 A. J. Campbell Nests & Eggs Austral. Birds I. 249 This smart Scrub Wren possesses chiefly a western distribution. 1943 C. Barrett Austral. Animal Bk. xxxii. 278 The Australian scrub-wrens..are fussy, plain-coloured little birds, which spend most of their time on or near the ground, keeping to the undergrowth. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VIII. 48/2 Most of the scrub-wrens build domed nests of soft bark and fibre in thick vegetation. < as lemmas |
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