请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 king of the anteaters
释义

> as lemmas

king of the anteaters
king of the anteaters n. [after French †le roi des fourmilliers (1772 or earlier)] Obsolete rare the variegated antpitta, Grallaria varia, a brownish, thrush-like bird of tropical lowland forests of South America, which feeds upon ants and other invertebrates.
ΚΠ
1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 403 The King of the Ant-eaters [Fr. le Roi des fourmilliers]..is about the size of a quail, and its grey plumage is agreeably variegated.
1845 J. F. South in Encycl. Metrop. XXII. 378/1 It is the rarest of the genus, and is called King of the Anteaters by the inhabitants of Cayenne, on account of its size.
extracted from kingn.
<
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。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/4 9:32:59