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单词 devil shrieker
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devil shrieker
devil shrieker n. originally Yorkshire now historical the common swift, Apus apus.The claim of usage in Cleveland in quot. 1878 is apparently an error; see quot. 1878 for devil-skriker n.
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1878 J. C. Atkinson in Zoologist 2 330 In the district of Cleveland..the following names are in use... Swift. Devil-shrieker.
1907 T. H. Nelson Birds Yorks. I. 264 Its cries give it the name of Screecher,..Devil Screamer and Devil Squeaker in the North and West Ridings, and Devil Shrieker in the West Riding.
2014 T. Sharrock Wildlife Through Year 57 Several of the Swift's old country names reflect these screams and the bird's all dark plumage: Screecher, Screamer, Jack Squealer,..Devil Shrieker, Devil Squealer and Devil's Bitch, for instance.
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