单词 | palm cockatoo |
释义 | > as lemmaspalm cockatoo palm cockatoo n. a large, slaty-black cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus (family Cacatuidae), with a large beak, prominent crest, and red cheeks, found from northern Queensland in Australia to lowland New Guinea. ΚΠ 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 92 Palm C[ockatoo]—Microglossus aterrimus. 1943 C. Barrett Austral. Animal Bk. 220 Few naturalists have observed the palm cockatoo in a wild state... A shy bird in its native haunts, it usually associates in pairs, frequenting the palm scrubs. 1998 Independent on Sunday 15 Mar. (Travel section) 2/4 On one afternoon walk I saw..the magnificent black crest and red cheeks of a palm cockatoo. < as lemmas |
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