| 单词 | soft food |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoft food soft food n. (in pigeon-keeping) the partly digested food which pigeons regurgitate to feed to their young; = pigeon's milk n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > food regurgitated by soft meat1725 pigeon's milk1799 soft food1876 1876 R. Fulton Illustr. Bk. Pigeons iv. 39 This ‘soft food’..is pumped up by the old ones with a sort of vomiting action. 1969 C. R. Hill Pet Library's Pigeon Guide vi. 91 At first, the parents will feed the youngsters on soft food (pigeons' milk). 2002 Racing Pigeon Pict. Internat. Aug. 32/2 One can place a small two day old young bird in the box with them, but this latter must have a crop full of soft food. < as lemmas |
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