| 单词 | waterbird |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswaterbird waterbird n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird waterfowla1382 swimmer1399 waterbird1440 naff1553 mudsucker1678 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 127 Doppar, or dydoppar, watyr byrde, mergulus. ?1527 L. Andrewe tr. Noble Lyfe Bestes sig. oiv/1 Morfex is a great water birde and it hath a gret bill chagged lyke a sawe. 1646 E. Leigh Treat. Divinity iii. vi. 78 They have great variety of kindes, some wilde, some tame, some great, some little, some Sea or water birds, some land birds. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Himantopus..the name of a water bird, very remarkable for the length and slenderness of its legs. 1803 J. Leyden Scenes of Infancy ii. xxii The water-birds..Oft rouse the peasant from his tranquil dream. 1917 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 645/2 Large water-birds rose from the river. 2004 Bird Watch Canada Winter 3/2 The possibility of petroleum exploration off BC's coast could severely impact coastal waterbirds, including the Tufted Puffin. < as lemmas |
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