piet-my-vrou

短语

发音

/ˈpɪtmeɪfɹəʊ/

词形变化

piet-my-vrous 复数 piet-my-vrous

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A red-chested cuckoo, of species Cuculus solitarus.

    南非

词源

From Afrikaans piet-my-vrou, literally ‘Peter my wife’, supposed representation of the bird’s call.

来源:wiktionary