The kestrel, Tinnunculus alaudarius. Also applied contemptuously to a person, in allusion to the uselessness of the kestrel for the purposes of…
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco tinnunculus (kestrel) (16) stanielc825 The kestrel, Tinnunculus alaudarius. Also applied contemptuously to a person, in allusion to the uselessness of the kestrel for the purposes of… kestrel14.. A species of small hawk (Falco tinnunculus, or Tinnunculus alaudarius), also called stannel or windhover, remarkable for its habit of sustaining… stanchel?a1513 The staniel or kestrel, Tinnunculus alaudarius. mollec1535 A kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). windfucker1599 A name for the kestrel: cf. windhover, n. stonegall1602 A kestrel; = staniel, n. fleingall1608 An alleged name of the kestrel. fuckwind1611 The kestrel. Cf. windfucker, n. 1. scamela1616 Meaning uncertain: the statement in quot. 1870 is of doubtful value. Some have proposed to read staniel. furze-kite1635 (see quots.). wind-vanner1668 see wind-fanner n. windhover1674 A name for the kestrel, from its habit of hovering or hanging in the air with its head to the wind. Also attributive. keelie1808 A local name for the sparrow-hawk or kestrel. standgale1840 The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus; = staniel, n. fanner1875 A kind of hawk so called from the fanning motion of its wings. Also vanner-hawk. stand hawk1878 the kestrel, Falco tinnunculus. |
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