| 释义 |
morinel ? Obs.|ˈmɒrɪnɛl|
[ad. mod.L. morinellus. Cf. F. morinelle (Littré).
The mod.L. word is due to Caius De rar. Anim. (1570) 21. He says that he gave this name to the bird for two reasons: because it is common in north-eastern France (apud Morinos), and on account of its stupidity (Gr. µωρότης folly).]
A name for the dotterel.
1828–32in Webster; and in later Dicts. |