释义 |
hornlet|ˈhɔːnlɪt| [-let.] A little horn.
a1794Sir W. Jones Observ. Ind. Plants Wks. 1799 II. 105 Wings oblate..embracing the keel and the hornlets of the awning. 1894R. B. Sharpe Birds Gt. Brit. (1896) 80 The horned larks..recognised by the little tufts of black feathers, or hornlets, on each side of the hinder crown. |