| 单词 | red-legged plover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred-legged plover red-legged plover n. now rare (a) South African the crowned plover, Vanellus coronatus; (b) U.S. the ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres. ΚΠ 1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. App. p. 415 Charadrius—or red-legged plover. Common in various parts of Damara Land. 1881 E. E. Frewer tr. E. Holub Seven Years S. Afr. I. 80 A few red-legged plovers and some small bustards..afforded us a meal. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Plover Red-legged plover, the turnstone, Strepsilas interpres. 1931 G. Beet Grand Old Days Diamond Fields 15 Goodly gatherings of the gentle red-legged plover, or ‘kiewietje’ which even yet pays friendly visits to our farmers. 1955 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 39 446 Ruddy turnstone... Red-legged Plover (Mass., R.I.); Redlegs (Mass.). < as lemmas |
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