| 单词 | indian hen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian hen Indian hen n. †(a) a female turkey (obsolete); (b) any of various American birds of the heron family; esp. the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus; (c) any of various other American birds; esp. the pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus. ΚΠ 1676 London Gaz. No. 1076/2 Their Claws were like those of Indian Hens, Nibs crooked like Parrots. a1782 T. Jefferson Notes State of Virginia (1788) 74 Ardea stellaris Americana..[is known as] Brown bittern..[and] Indian hen. 1835 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. III. 275 The inhabitants of East Florida know it [sc. the night heron] under the name of ‘Indian Hen’. 1852 C. N. Bement Amer. Poulterer's Compan. (ed. 5) ix. 210 They [sc. turkeys] were also called the Indian Cock and Hen, as they were first taken from the West Indies to Europe. 1897 Oölogist 14 81 The peculiar habits and movements of the Indian Hen or Greater Bittern have offered special attractions for me. 1917 Wilson Bull. 29 ii. 81 Phloetomus pileatus... Indian hen, Marksville and Hamburg. 1953 Amer. Speech 28 280 The Indian hens known at present comprise the little blue heron.., green heron.., black-crowned night heron.., yellow-crowned night heron.., American bittern.., purple and common gallinules.., American coot.., yellow-billed cuckoo.., pileated woodpecker.., ivory-billed woodpecker.., and brown thrasher. < as lemmas |
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