单词 | prothonotary warbler |
释义 | prothonotary warbler in American English US a wood warbler (Protonotaria citrea) with yellow-orange underparts and head and bluish-gray wings Word origin said to be so named in reference to the yellow hood worn by certain prothonotariesprothonotary warbler in American Englishnoun a wood warbler, Protonotaria citrea, of the eastern U.S., having an orange-yellow head and underparts, and bluish-gray wings and tail Word origin [1780–90, Amer.; so called because its coloration resembles the robes traditionally worn by prothonotaries]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, carbon, dynamics, ego, rosette |
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