| 释义 |
dioch|ˈdaɪək|
Also diock.
[? Native name.]
An African weaver-bird of the genus Quelea.
1889Cent. Dict., Diock. 1905G. E. Shelley Birds Afr. IV. i. 119 Quelea cardinalis... The Cardinal Dioch inhabits Eastern Africa from 7° S. lat. to 5° N. lat. 1930G. L. Bates Handbk. Birds W. Afr. 495 The Red-headed Dioch is a bird of the Savannah Belt going all the way to Portuguese Guinea. 1964New Scientist 18 June 736/1 The Black-Faced Dioch (Quelea quelea), commonly known as the Quelea bird. |