| 单词 | malachite kingfisher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmalachite kingfisher malachite kingfisher n. a small kingfisher, Alcedo cristata, with a turquoise crest, bright blue back, and red bill, found in sub-Saharan Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Alcedinidae > unspecified and miscellaneous types kingfisher1611 tody1773 robin1826 kinghunter1837 robin redbreast1847 malachite kingfisher1903 1875 Ibis 5 68 Malachite-crested Kingfisher. This charming little Kingfisher is found invariably frequenting the small streams and ditches close to Durban.] 1903 A. C. Stark Birds S. Afr. III. 82 The Malachite Kingfisher is found throughout the greater part of Africa south of the Sahara. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xxxiv. 300 The beautifully coloured malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristata)..likes to sit on an over~hanging branch, whence he scrutinizes the water beneath. 1971 Country Life 28 Oct. 1127/2 Tiny malachite kingfishers, brilliant red and blue, sped among the tall rushes. < as lemmas |
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