| 单词 | manchurian crane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasManchurian crane Manchurian crane n. a crane of eastern Asia, Grus japonensis, having black and white plumage and a red crown. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Gruidae (cranes) > member of genus Grus sarus1838 Manchurian crane1860 1860 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 30 Nov. 26/1 The birds which were taken to Paris by M. de Montigny, on his return from China, in 1854... The Manchourian crane is a favourite bird among the Chinese, and..a considerable number of them are always in captivity at Pekin. 1869 Proc. Zool. Soc. 628 Mantchurian Crane. Grus montignesia. 1931–4 J. D. D. La Touche Handbk. Birds E. China II. 298 The Manchurian Crane breeds in Manchuria, Corea, and Eastern Siberia, and passes through Japan on migration. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 162/1 Another species that has become alarmingly scarce is the Manchurian Crane G[rus] japonensis, a large white bird with black wings, a dark grey face, and a broad streak of the same colour running downwards at either side of the neck. < as lemmas |
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