| 释义 |
joree U.S.|dʒəˈriː|
[Echoic, from the call of the bird.]
= ground robin (ground n. 18 b).
1884J. C. Harris Mingo 179 We seem to agree, Brother Brannum, like the jay-bird and the joree—one in the tree and t'other on the ground. 1938M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 35 Jorees flew from the denseness. 1955Sci. News Let. 23 Apr. 271/2 Other names by which he [sc. the towhee or ground robin] is known include swamp robin, joree, bush-bird and turkey sparrow. |