| 单词 | brahminy kite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBrahminy kite Brahminy kite n. a medium-sized bird of prey, Haliastur indus, found mainly in coastal and wetland regions from southern Asia to northern Australia, and having reddish-brown plumage on the back and wings and a white head and breast. [After Hindi bāhmanī c̄il, literally ‘sacred kite’, so called because in Hinduism, the bird is regarded as sacred to Vishnu.] ΚΠ 1762 C. F. Noble Voy. E. Indies 25 Here are also albitrosses, called men of war birds, tropic birds, bobies, noddies, bramani kites, and other sea-fowl about the rocks. 1818 M. M. Sherwood Stories Church Catech. (ed. 4) x. 53 No answer..was made.., excepting by the pigeons and brahminee kites. 1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 33 The Brahminy kite of India and Ceylon is identical with the red-backed sea eagle (Haliastur indus). 2007 New Scientist 14 Apr. 41/3 Birdwatchers look for the island's most famous resident, a great billed heron named Jimmy, as well as brahminy kites and mangrove whistlers. brahminy kite brahminy kite n. Haliastur indus of Hindustan.extracted from kiten.< as lemmas |
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