单词 | pardalote |
释义 | pardalote in British English (ˈpɑːdəˌləʊt) noun any of various small Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, esp the diamond bird Word origin C19: from New Latin, from Greek pardalōtos spotted like a leopard; see pard2pardalote in American English (ˈpɑːrdlˌout) noun any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts Also called: diamond bird Word origin [‹ NL Pardalotus (1816) ‹ Gk pardalōtós spotted like a pard, deriv. of pardális pard] |
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