coly
/ˈkəʊli
/noun (plural colies)
Another term for mousebird.Some facultatively hypothermic species (colies, several coraciiforms) alleviate this cost by group roosting on the nest, but this adaptation has not led to the evolution of joint laying....
- Two shared, derived characters of the syrinx imply a relationship between parrots and colies.
- Mousebirds, or colies, are of the order Coliiformes.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Colius, from Greek kolios, denoting a type of woodpecker.
- take the long view
- take the mound
- take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave
- take the part of
- take the piss (out of someone/thing)
- take the place of
- take the plunge
- take the rap
- take the rough with the smooth
- take the salute
- take the shine off
- take the starch out of
- take the trouble
- take the veil
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- take thought
- take time by the forelock
- take to
- take to one's bed
- take to one's heels
- take to something like a duck to water
- take to the bush
- take to the road (or take the road)
- take turns (or take it in turns)