单词 | ivory-billed woodpecker |
释义 | ivory-billed woodpecker in American English (ˈaɪvəriˈbɪld; ˈaɪvriˌbɪld) US a large, white-billed, black-and-white woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) formerly found in the SE U.S. and Cuba: it is possibly extinct ivory-billed woodpecker in American English (ˈaivəriˌbɪld, ˈaivri-) noun a large, nearly extinct, black and white woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, of the southern U.S. and Cuba, having an ivory-colored bill Word origin [1805–15, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: napoleon, phase, platinum, polarization, souffléExamples of 'ivory-billed woodpecker' in a sentence |
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