单词 | wreathed hornbill |
释义 | > as lemmaswreathed hornbill wreathed hornbill n. a hornbill of southern and south-east Asia, Rhyticeros undulatus, having the uppermost part of the bill marked with ridges and grooves (cf. sense 5). Π 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 358 Wreathed H [ornbill] ;..on the top of the upper mandible is an appendage..rounded at top, and divided into seven or eight segments, not unaptly resembling the rattle of a rattlesnake. 1890 J. A. Murray Avifauna Brit. India 494 Blyth's Wreathed Hornbill is found locally throughout British Burmah. 2017 G. W. H. Davison Birds Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore 64 Huge flocks of Wreathed Hornbills..have been seen, more than 2,000 in one evening flying over north Perak, in fleets of 100 or more. < as lemmas |
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