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

rock fowl n.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk faʊl/

U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌfaʊl/

West African English

/ˈrɔk ˌfaul/

(a) gen. a bird that frequents rocks; esp. a seabird that breeds on cliffs (now rare); (b) spec. either of two long-necked songbirds constituting the genus Picathartes and family Picathartidae, having a brightly coloured bare head and nesting in colonies on cliffs in the forests of West Africa (also called bald crow).

ΚΠ

1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 295 It is ordinary with a Fowler after he has got his Purchase of Fowls, to pluck the Fatest, and carry it home to his Wife as a mark of his Affection, and this is called the Rock-Fowl.

1858 E. Capern Ballads & Songs 131 When the rock-fowl dropped from their granite homes To prey on the brit below.

1902 C. J. Cornish Naturalist on Thames 150 Of the rock-fowl, the puffins fly away to the Mediterranean.

1948 D. A. Bannerman Birds Trop. W. Afr. VI. 113 A glance at Mr Lodge's picture in this volume will give..some idea of the remarkable appearance of one of the species of Bare-headed Rock-Fowls—the colloquial name which I suggest may henceforth be applied to it.

1991 P. Matthiessen Afr. Silences ii. 56 Then comes the shoebill stork, the lyre-tailed honeyguide and the bare-headed rock fowl.

单词	rock fowl
释义	> as lemmas rock fowl rock fowl n. Brit. /ˈrɒk faʊl/ , U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌfaʊl/ , West African English /ˈrɔk ˌfaul/ (a) gen. a bird that frequents rocks; esp. a seabird that breeds on cliffs (now rare); (b) spec. either of two long-necked songbirds constituting the genus Picathartes and family Picathartidae, having a brightly coloured bare head and nesting in colonies on cliffs in the forests of West Africa (also called bald crow). ΚΠ 1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 295 It is ordinary with a Fowler after he has got his Purchase of Fowls, to pluck the Fatest, and carry it home to his Wife as a mark of his Affection, and this is called the Rock-Fowl. 1858 E. Capern Ballads & Songs 131 When the rock-fowl dropped from their granite homes To prey on the brit below. 1902 C. J. Cornish Naturalist on Thames 150 Of the rock-fowl, the puffins fly away to the Mediterranean. 1948 D. A. Bannerman Birds Trop. W. Afr. VI. 113 A glance at Mr Lodge's picture in this volume will give..some idea of the remarkable appearance of one of the species of Bare-headed Rock-Fowls—the colloquial name which I suggest may henceforth be applied to it. 1991 P. Matthiessen Afr. Silences ii. 56 Then comes the shoebill stork, the lyre-tailed honeyguide and the bare-headed rock fowl. extracted from rockn.¹ < as lemmas
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