| 单词 | great bustard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreat bustard great bustard n. a large bustard, Otis tarda, one of the heaviest flying land birds, found from southern and central Europe to temperate Asia and noted for its courtship display.The great bustard was exterminated in Great Britain in the 19th cent (but see quot. 2003). ΚΠ 1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) I. ii. 284 Great [Bustard] ... The bustard is the largest of the British land fowl. 1864 Times 19 Nov. A specimen of the Great Bustard, long an extinct British bird, was picked up in the sea..off Burlington Quay about a week ago. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xii. 209 The Kori bustard..[is] heavier than the great bustard of Eurasia which is usually held to be the heaviest bird of the air. 2003 Independent 4 Nov. i. 4/2 Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire..has been chosen as the site for the return, which is to begin next year when 40 great bustard chicks will be brought from Russia. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。