单词 | short-wing |
释义 | > as lemmasshort-wing short-wing n. a diving bird of the group Brachypteri. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird > diving bird plungeon1480 diver?1518 short-wing1839 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Autour A short-winged hauke. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 63 The short-winged Eagle. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 100 In fine, shortwing'd, unfit himself to fly, His fear foretold foul weather in the sky. 1828 J. S. Sebright Observ. Hawking (new ed.) 46 A short-winged hawk. 1839 T. C. Jerdon in Madras Jrnl. Lit. & Sci. 10 250 Black-headed short wing. 1865 T. R. Jones Anim. Creation 459 The Short-wings (Brachypteres) exhibit considerable relationship with the Water-hens. 1869–73 T. R. Jones tr. A. E. Brehm Cassell's Bk. Birds III. 287 Short-winged Cursorial Birds. < as lemmas |
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