whimbrel
n. 杓鹬
发音
其它
/ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/
词形变化
whimbrels
复数
whimbrels
别名
wimbrel
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
相关短语
词源
Uncertain. Perhaps from whimper + -el, alluding to the sound of its cry.
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