| 单词 | native companion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnative companion native companion n. Australian the brolga, Grus rubicundus, an Australian crane. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Gruidae (cranes) > member of genus Grus > grus rubicunda (brolga) native companion1817 brolga1896 1817 J. Oxley Jrnls. Two Exped. New S. Wales 12 May (1820) 33 That large species of bittern, known on the east-coast by the local name of Native Companions, I believe from the circumstance of their being always seen in pairs, was observed. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 6 Oct. 2/1 The native companion crane, otherwise known as the brolga. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers xvi. 189 Native companions—strange white stalky birds on stilts whose courtship dance is a marvel. 1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 May (Great Outdoors Suppl.) 4/4 The brolga, or native companion, is the Australian crane. < as lemmas |
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