| 单词 | food-pass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfood-pass food-pass n. see pass n.4 16. food-pass 16. Ornithology. More fully food-pass. The passing of a prey item by a bird of prey to its mate while in flight. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > bird of prey > [noun] > passing food in flight food-pass1931 1931 D. Nethersole-Thompson in Brit. Birds 25 147 During the early stages of incubation the food ‘pass’ of the Hobbies may be occasionally witnessed. 1956 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles V. 182 Excellent views of the food-pass of the cock to the hen [marsh harrier] were also witnessed. 1970 E. Hosking Eye for Bird xi. 157 It is the speed and precise flight control which makes the hobby's food-pass so exhilarating to watch. 1991 Bird Watching June 8/3 The female..will..leave the nest to receive whatever he has to offer—either in a dramatic aerial food-pass..or at a plucking perch. < as lemmas |
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