| 单词 | whydah-bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhydah-bird 1. In full whydah-bird, etc.: = widowbird n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Viduinae (whydah) widow1747 widowbird1765 whydah1781 widowfinch1831 mourning widow1869 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 178 Whidah B[unting]... Rather less than a Hedge Sparrow. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 178 (note) Whidah Bird. 1872 D. Livingstone 19 June in Last Jrnls. (1874) II. vii. 199 The young whydah birds crouch closely together at night for heat. 1872 D. Livingstone 19 June in Last Jrnls. (1874) II. vii. 199 Whydahs, though full fledged, still gladly take a feed from their dam. 1896 G. E. Shelley For. Finches 273 The Whydahs..form a natural group of Finches, nearly allied to the Weavers. < as lemmas |
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