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单词 yaffle
释义

Definition of yaffle in English:

yaffle

noun ˈjaf(ə)l
dialect
  • another term for green woodpecker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today, the references tell us that in many English country dialects, from Yorkshire south to Kent and west to Devon, the green woodpecker was called a yaffle.
    • The largest of the three species of wood pecker found in Britain, Green Woodpeckers are also easily recognized by their laughing ‘yaffle’ call.
    • The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis, sometimes called Yaffle) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae.

Origin

Late 18th century: imitative of its call.

 
 
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