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单词 martineta
释义

martinetan.

Brit. /mɑːtᵻˈneɪtə/, U.S. /ˌmɑrtnˈeɪdə/, /ˌmɑrtnˈidə/
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish martineta.
Etymology: < South American Spanish martineta species of tinamou, probably < Spanish martinete heron (see martinet n.1), both birds having a distinctive crest; the 20th-cent. sense of the Spanish word is ‘night heron’.
A tinamou, Eudromia elegans, a bird of southern Argentina. Also martineta tinamou.
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the world > animals > birds > superorder Ratitae (flightless) > [noun] > member of family Tinamidae
tinamou1783
maam1825
martineta1872
partridge1890
1872 Proc. Zool. Soc. 546 The Martineta frequents the elevated tablelands.
1892 W. R. Kennedy Sporting Sketches S. Amer. 7 The ‘Martinetas’, or large Partridge (Rhynchotus rufescens), are generally found in pairs, and if one rises the other is probably not far off.
1925 L. E. Elliott in J. A. Hammerton Countries of World VI. 4140/2 On the great undulating plains [of Uruguay] are thousands of..the double quail or martineta.
1961 G. Durrell Whispering Land iv. 94 The commonest bird we saw was undoubtedly the martineta, a species of tinamu. It is plump, a partridge-shaped little bird... Its plumage is a rich array of autumn browns.
1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 822/2 The Martineta Tinamou Eudromia elegans is earth-coloured and adorned with a long slender crest which the bird when excited carries directed forwards.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XI. 786/3 Outside of breeding season, the martineta, or elegant crested, tinamou..may gather in flocks of as many as 100 birds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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