单词 | cliff-nesting |
释义 | > as lemmascliff-nesting cliff-nesting n. and adj. ΚΠ 1889 M. Reid Naturalist in Siluria 31 This cliff-nesting of the Stock [dove], observed by country people, would very naturally lead to their giving it the name ‘Rocky’. 1891 Zoologist 15 108 The Cormorant and other cliff-nesting birds. 1954 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 387 Cliff-nesting is by no means restricted to Britain. 1992 Nat. Hist. Jan. 35/3 The cliff-nesting northern gannets. 2001 Condor 103 794/1 Cliff-nesting does not necessarily protect birds from avian predation. < as lemmas |
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