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单词 rifle bird
释义

rifle bird

or ri·fle·bird


noun

any of several birds of paradise of Australia, having a long bill, dark plumage, and elaborate courtship displays.

Origin of rifle bird

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby rifle bird

riffle, riffler, riffola, riffraff, rifle, rifle bird, rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade, rifleman, rifle pit
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Example sentences from the Web for rifle bird

  • Being wholly new, this bird might have been named the Grenadier, as a companion to the Rifle-bird.

    Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for rifle bird

riflebird
/ (ˈraɪfəlˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of various birds of paradise of the genera Ptiloris and Craspedophora, such as C. magnifica (magnificent riflebird)

Word Origin for riflebird

from its call, compared to a whistling bullet
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
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