英语词汇“hen-harrier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	hen-harrier
释义	ˈhen-ˌharrier Ornith. Also 6–7 -harrow(er. [f. hen n. + harrier: in reference to its preying on poultry.] A European bird of prey, Circus cyaneus, also called Blue Hawk, Blue Kite. The female is known as the Ring-tailed Hawk. 1565–73Cooper Thesaurus, Rubetarius, a kinde of haukes called an henne harroer.1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 236/1 A Henharrow, or Henharrier, is the Male of a Ring-tail.1691Ray Collect. Words Pref. (E.D.S.) 3 There is a sort of puttock called a hen-harrier, from chasing, preying upon, and destroying of poultry.1774G. White Selborne xl. 101 Hen-harriers breed on the ground, and seem never to settle on trees.1849Maunder Treas. Nat. Hist. 309/1 The Hen-Harrier feeds on birds and reptiles.
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