| 单词 | brook ouzel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrook ouzel brook ouzel n. (or brook runner) (a) the water rail, Rallus aquaticus (b) an American dipper of the genus Cinclus; a water ouzel. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > genus Rallus > rallus aquaticus (water rail) raila1450 coot1547 brook ouzel1611 bidcock1622 water rail1655 runner1668 water crake1676 bilcock1678 velvet runner1678 skiddy1787 fen-cock1880 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mere des cailles, a Rayle; or, a brooke-Owsell. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 314 The Water-Rail called by some the Bilcock or Brook-Owzel. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 176 Water-rail... Brook ouzel. 1899 C. L. Hett Gloss Pop., Local & Old-fashioned Names Brit. Birds 112/1 Brook-ouzel. [Cross-referred to both Dipper and Water-rail.] < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。