单词 | scrub bird |
释义 | scrub bird in British Englishnoun either of two fast-running wren-like passerine birds, Atrichornis clamosus or A. rufescens, that constitute the Australian family Atrichornithidae scrub-bird in American English (ˈskrʌbˌbɜːrd) noun either of two Australian passerine birds of the genus Atrichornis, related to the lyrebirds, having a loud voice and reduced powers of flight: A. clamosus is endangered Word origin [1865–70; scrub2 + bird]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, figure skating, maverick, racism, springboardWord lists with bird |
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