firebird

FREQ #40086

n. 北美黄鹂鸟

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词形变化

firebirds 复数 firebirds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae)

  2. 2.

    A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula).

  3. 3.

    A vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus).

  4. 4.

    A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

Baltimore bird Baltimore oriole hangbird redbird scarlet tanager

上位词 5

flycatcher New World flycatcher northern oriole tanager tyrant flycatcher

词源

From fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage.

来源：wiktionary