单词 | nectar bird |
释义 | > as lemmasnectar bird nectar bird n. a bird that feeds on nectar; spec. a sunbird (family Nectariniidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Nectariniidae (sun-bird) sugar-eater1796 sugar-bird1798 sunbird1826 nectar bird1842 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 284/2 The difference between the two structures is softened down by the intervention of the nectar-birds (Nectarinia, Ill.). 1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. p. vii Tenuirostres. Five families... Cinnyridæ or Nectarinidæ, Sun-birds, Honey-suckers or Nectar Birds. < as lemmas |
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