英语词汇“resplendent quetzal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. Any of several Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, the males of which are noted for their iridescent green plumage with red or yellow underparts; esp. (more fully resplendent quetzal) P. mocinno of Central America, the male of which has extremely long tail coverts, and which was venerated by the Aztecs.

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1800 M. Keatinge tr. B. Díaz del Castillo True Hist. Conquest Mexico 366 These conditions they accepted and came in, bringing with them some trifling presents of gold, and feathers of the quetzal.

1827 J. Wilson Let. in Mem. (1859) iv. 124 That long-tailed fellow, the quezal from Vera Paz.

1864 G. R. Mathew Let. in Ld. Malmesbury Mem. Ex-Minister (1885) 586 One of the famed ‘quezals’, whose plumage under the Aztec Emperor was reserved for imperial wear.

1887 W. T. Brigham (title) Guatemala, the land of the quetzal.

1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations ii. 26 Above their heads a quetzal, bright emblem of his country, his lovely tail caught in a liquorice vine.

1961 Guardian 22 May 5/4 The quetzal is a bird of rainbow plumage which symbolises Central America.

1980 R. Howard & A. Moore Compl. Checklist Birds of World 222/2 Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal).

1994 Denver Post 18 Sept. a6/4 The resplendent quetzal's scarlet breast, iridescent blue-green wings and trailing 2-foot-long tailfeathers make it one of the most spectacular.

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释义	> as lemmas resplendent quetzal 1. Any of several Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, the males of which are noted for their iridescent green plumage with red or yellow underparts; esp. (more fully resplendent quetzal) P. mocinno of Central America, the male of which has extremely long tail coverts, and which was venerated by the Aztecs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > [noun] > member of family Trogonidae (trogon) > member of genus Pharomachrus (quetzal) quetzal1800 1800 M. Keatinge tr. B. Díaz del Castillo True Hist. Conquest Mexico 366 These conditions they accepted and came in, bringing with them some trifling presents of gold, and feathers of the quetzal. 1827 J. Wilson Let. in Mem. (1859) iv. 124 That long-tailed fellow, the quezal from Vera Paz. 1864 G. R. Mathew Let. in Ld. Malmesbury Mem. Ex-Minister (1885) 586 One of the famed ‘quezals’, whose plumage under the Aztec Emperor was reserved for imperial wear. 1887 W. T. Brigham (title) Guatemala, the land of the quetzal. 1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations ii. 26 Above their heads a quetzal, bright emblem of his country, his lovely tail caught in a liquorice vine. 1961 Guardian 22 May 5/4 The quetzal is a bird of rainbow plumage which symbolises Central America. 1980 R. Howard & A. Moore Compl. Checklist Birds of World 222/2 Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal). 1994 Denver Post 18 Sept. a6/4 The resplendent quetzal's scarlet breast, iridescent blue-green wings and trailing 2-foot-long tailfeathers make it one of the most spectacular. extracted from quetzaln. < as lemmas
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