| 释义 |
den·dro·co·lap·ti·dae
\ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷kəˈlaptəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dendrocolaptes, type genus (from dendr- + -colaptes (from Greek kolaptein to peck) + New Latin -idae
: a large family of tropical American birds (suborder Tyranni) that are closely related to the ovenbirds, are of climbing habit, and creep over trees from which they dig out insects — see woodhewer
• den·dro·co·lap·tine \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷kə|lapˌtīn, -_tə̇n\ adjective |