| 单词 | emerald cuckoo |
| 释义 | > as lemmasemerald cuckoo emerald cuckoo n. an African cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus, with green and gold plumage. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Chrysococcyx > chrysococcyx cupreus (emerald cuckoo) golden cuckoo1790 emerald cuckoo1876 1876 H. Brooks Natal iv. 136 Amongst the climbers of the coast bush there is one bird known as the emerald cuckoo. 1937 Nature 3 July 18/1 Among the birds [found in Arabia], three are new to science, namely, a race of the common magpie, a small Scops owl, and an emerald cuckoo. 1953 R. Campbell Mamba's Precipice xi. 115 The four-note whistle of an emerald cuckoo. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 170/1 The Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus has plumage of brilliant golden-green with bright yellow on the body. < as lemmas |
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