单词 | bohemian waxwing |
释义 | > as lemmasBohemian waxwing Bohemian waxwing n. a large waxwing that breeds in northern forests of Eurasia and North America, Bombycilla garrulus, having greyish-brown plumage with black face markings, a pointed crest, and bright red tips on the secondary wing feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ptilogonatidae > genus Bombycilla (waxwing) > bombycilla garrula (Bohemian waxwing) Bohemian chatterer1678 silk-tail1686 chatterer1731 waxen chatterer1797 Bohemian waxwing1816 1816 W. E. Leach Systematic Catal. Indigenous Mammalia & Birds Brit. Mus. 18/2 (table) Bombycilla Bohemica. Bohemian Waxwing. Kent. G. Montagu, Esq. 1959 Auk 76 533 During the winter of 1958–59 a great flight of Bohemian Waxwings occurred into many parts of the western United States where they are not usually seen. 2002 Guardian 17 Jan. ii. 15/1 The Bohemian waxwing has a taste for rowan berries that have begun to ferment. < as lemmas |
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