rainbird

n. [鸟](属杜鹃科的)报雨鸟,雨信鸟 n. <英方>绿啄木鸟

词形变化

rainbirds 复数 rainbirds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.

    南非
  2. 2.

    A grey warbler (Gerygone igata).

    新西兰

词源

From rain + bird, from the sound of their call, a beautiful liquid gurgle rising and falling like water pouring from a bottle.

来源：wiktionary