| 单词 | stand hawk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstand hawk stand hawk n. English regional (Yorkshire) the kestrel, Falco tinnunculus. [So called from its habit of hovering in the air before swooping down on its prey.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco tinnunculus (kestrel) stanielc825 kestrel14.. stanchel?a1513 mollec1535 windfucker1599 stonegall1602 fleingall1608 fuckwind1611 scamela1616 furze-kite1635 wind-vanner1668 windhover1674 keelie1808 standgale1840 fanner1875 stand hawk1878 1878 Zoologist 2 429 (table) The following local names of birds are in currency in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and have all come under my own personal observation:—Kestrel. Stand-hawk. Sparrow-hawk. Blue-hawk [etc.] 1998 J. Addison Treasury of Bird Lore 52 Kestrel. (Falco tinnunculus)... The bird has managed to collect a variety of local names.., including many that not only reflect its amazing ability to hover, but also the bloodthirsty business of hunting. They include the descriptive windhover,..wind fanner, stand hawk,..and blood hawk. < as lemmas |
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