whalebird

词形变化

whalebirds 复数 whalebirds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.

  2. 2.

    The sooty tern

    澳大利亚

词源

From whale + bird, because they have been known to follow whaling vessels to feed on the blubber and floating oil.

来源：wiktionary