单词 | green leek |
释义 | > as lemmasgreen leek green leek n. Australian (more fully green leek parrot) any of several predominantly green parrots; esp. the superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii, of south-east Australia. ΚΠ 1845 Bell's Life in Sydney 18 Jan. 3/4 A most extraordinary bird of the parrot species, commonly called the green leek, a native of New South Wales. 1889 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 4 418 Trichoglossus concinnus..known as ‘Green-leek’ and ‘Musk-paroquet’. 1945 M. Raymond Smiley 9 He opened the dilly-bag and disclosed a young greenleek parrot. 2009 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 11 May 3 Sometimes referred to as the green leek parrot, the social bird nests in the hollows of the red gums. < as lemmas |
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