| 单词 | secretary-vulture |
| 释义 | > as lemmassecretary-vulture secretary bird n. (also †secretaries bird) (a) a raptorial bird of South Africa, Serpentarius secretarius; said to be so called from a tuft of feathers at the back of the head which have a fanciful resemblance to pens stuck behind the ear; also called secretary-falcon, secretary-vulture; (b) [bird n. 13] , a punning term for a young woman employed as a secretary. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Sagittariidae (secretary bird) serpent-eater1731 secretary1781 secretary bird1781 crane-vulture1885 Serpentarius1893 society > communication > record > written record > compiler or keeper of written records > [noun] > others secretary14.. remembrancer1523 rapporteur1653 tally-writer1786 messenger1793 memorandist1866 toll-clerk1878 shorthand typist1901 progress clerk1916 filing clerk1922 secretary bird1969 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 20 Secretary Vulture. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 236/2 Secretaries bird,..classed by Latham under the genus Vultur. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 191 An engagement between the Secretary Falcon and a Serpent. 1824 Goldsmith's Nat. Hist. III. xxiv. Index 437 Secretary-bird devours serpents. 1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds 611 The Secretary Bird (Serpentarius secretarius,..) has a widely-opening bill, very crooked and very powerful. 1969 W. Douglas-Home (title) The secretary bird. 1974 I. Murdoch Sacred & Profane Love Machine 50 Since Pinn had become what she called a ‘secretary bird’ she had become much smarter. 1976 M. Deakin & J. Willis Johnny go Home xvi. 184 Even London's ‘Secretary Birds’..have problems finding somewhere to live. < as lemmas |
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