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单词 popinjay
释义 pop·in·jay
\ˈpäpə̇nˌjā\ noun
Etymology: Middle English papejay, papengay, from Middle French papegai, papejai, from Arabic babghā'
1. obsolete : parrot
2. heraldry : a parrot or parakeet usually depicted in green with red legs and beak
3. : one thought to resemble a parrot or parakeet (as because of excessive ostentation in clothes, senseless volubility, or vain posturing)
 < had been stricken too sorely by the bitter struggle to be caught by military popinjays — V.L.Parrington >
 < a curse on the tanner's grandson and his French popinjays — Charles Kingsley >
4. dialect England : green woodpecker
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