| 单词 | hunger-trace |
| 释义 | > as lemmashunger-trace hunger-trace n. a flaw in the feathers of a hawk caused by improper or scanty feeding while the feathers are growing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > hawk > parts of > feathers > flaw in taint1486 hunger-trace1828 1828 J. S. Sebright Observ. Hawking (new ed.) 7 Young hawks should be plentifully fed, for if they are left one day without food, the hunger-traces will appear. 1852 R. F. Burton Falconry in Valley of Indus iv. 42 (note) The plumage will bear..‘hunger-traces’, a flaw on the shaft and web of every feather in the body, especially the wings and tail, often occasioning them to break off at the place injured. < as lemmas |
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