| 单词 | frigate-petrel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrigate-petrel frigate-petrel n. (see 3). frigate-petrel 3. A large swift-flying raptorial bird ( Fregata aquila or Tachypetes aquilus), found near land in the tropical and warmer temperate seas. Also frigate-bird, frigate-petrel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > fregata aquila (frigate-bird) alcatras1584 man-of-war hawk1657 albatross1733 frigate-bird1738 sea-eagle1845 sea-hawk1852 hurricane-bird1879 son-of-the-sun1895 1738 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds III. 75 The Frigate Bird. The Indians call it so, because of the Swiftness of its Flight. 1757 Philos. Trans. 1756 (Royal Soc.) 49 627 The sea-birds, called frigates..quit the air, and seek the shore. 1837 Mrs. Caulfeild Deluge 94 At his side The kingly eagle, frigat, pelican. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species vi. 185 No one except Audubon has seen the frigate-bird..alight on the surface of the sea. 1895 Daily News 16 Sept. 6/2 The Frigate Petrel..a specimen was washed up dead on the shore of Walney Island in November 1890. < as lemmas |
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