| 单词 | son-of-the-sun |
| 释义 | > as lemmasson-of-the-sun i. son-of-the-sun: a frigate bird; esp. the great frigate bird, Fregata minor. Now rare or disused.In quot. 1912: spec. a male great frigate bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > fregata aquila (frigate-bird) alcatras1584 man-of-war hawk1657 albatross1733 frigate-bird1738 sea-eagle1845 sea-hawk1852 hurricane-bird1879 son-of-the-sun1895 1895 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. IV. 287 The frigate-bird, which has received the title of the Son-of-the-sun, is one of the most swift and active of all pelagic birds. 1912 London Mag. Sept. 806/2 The Son-of-the-Sun watched him go for a space, till at last..he sped swiftly to his newly won, white-breasted bride. 1934 W. S. Berridge All about Birds xiv. 157 The greater frigate-bird, also known as the ‘son-of-the-sun’, is remarkable for the great expanse of its wings, swallow-like forking of its tail, and very short legs. < as lemmas |
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