单词 | puffbird |
释义 | puffbird[ puhf-burd ] / ˈpʌfˌbɜrd / nounany of several tropical American birds of the family Bucconidae, related to the barbets, having a large head with the feathers often fluffed out. Origin of puffbirdFirst recorded in 1815–25; puff + bird Words nearby puffbirdPUFA, Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for puffbirdpuffbird / (ˈpʌfˌbɜːd) / nounany of various brownish tropical American birds of the family Bucconidae, having a large head: order Piciformes (woodpeckers, etc) Word Origin for puffbirdC19: so called because of its habit of puffing out its feathers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。