| 单词 | shell-ibis |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshell-ibis shell-ibis n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ciconiidae (stork) > genus Anastomus (open-bill) openbill1837 open-beak1838 shell-eater1869 gaper1871 shell-ibis1894 snail-eater1894 clapper-bill1906 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 655 (note) Others [sc. names given to birds of the genus Anastomus]..are Shell-eater, Shell Ibis, and Snail-eater. 1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. IX. iv. 97 Anastomus is called the ‘Shell-Ibis’ from its cleverness in extracting Unio and other molluscs from their shells. < as lemmas |
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