英语词汇“wheatear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wheat•ear n.

Birdsany of several small, chiefly Old World thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, esp. O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and North America.

probably back formation from wheatears, for *whiteers white rump. See white, arse 1585–95

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wheatear /ˈwiːtˌɪə/ n

any small northern songbird of the genus Oenanthe, esp O. oenanthe, a species having a pale grey back, black wings and tail, white rump, and pale brown underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

Etymology: 16th Century: back formation from wheatears (wrongly taken as plural), probably from white + arse; compare Dutch witstaart, French culblanc white tail

单词	wheatear
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wheat•ear (hwēt′ēr′, wēt′-),USA pronunciation n. Birdsany of several small, chiefly Old World thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, esp. O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and North America. probably back formation from wheatears, for *whiteers white rump. See white, arse 1585–95 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wheatear /ˈwiːtˌɪə/ n any small northern songbird of the genus Oenanthe, esp O. oenanthe, a species having a pale grey back, black wings and tail, white rump, and pale brown underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes) Etymology: 16th Century: back formation from wheatears (wrongly taken as plural), probably from white + arse; compare Dutch witstaart, French culblanc white tail
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