| 单词 | tropicbird |
| 释义 | > as lemmastropicbird tropicbird n. any of three oceanic seabirds constituting the genus Phaethon and family Phaethontidae, found in tropical regions, and having predominantly white plumage and very long central tail feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > member of family Phaethontidae (tropic bird) tropicbird1624 boatswain1815 marlinspike1858 long-tail1859 star-tail1862 boatswain bird1867 bosun bird1888 wig-tail1888 bosun1899 1624Tropicke bird [see sense B. 2b]. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. iii. 482 The Tropic Bird..breeds on the most desolate rocks and lonely islands, and is often seen at very considerable distances from land. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. ii. 90 Sometimes..the tropic bird comes near enough to let you have a fair view of the long feathers in his tail. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 20 Aug. 2/1 Further on..we found a rookery of many thousands of the superb red-tailed tropic bird (Phaeton phœnicurus). 1968 J. K. Terres How Birds Fly (1987) xii. 105 Oceanic soaring albatrosses, frigate birds, tropic birds, gannets, and gulls. 2008 Daily Tel. 3 Dec. 8/7 The red-billed tropicbird..hails from the West Indies and eastern Pacific. < as lemmas |
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