单词 | rock goose |
释义 | > as lemmasrock goose rock goose n. now historical the kelp goose, Chloephaga hybrida. ΚΠ 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xii. 257 The rock-goose, so called from living exclusively on the sea-beach (Anas antarctica), is common both here [in the Falklands] and on the west coast of America. 1876 Proc. Zool. Soc. 369 It lives exclusively on rocky parts of the sea-coast; hence the name ‘Rock-Goose’, given to it by sailors. 1942 Jrnl. Heredity 33 136/2 Darwin commented on the same sort of sexual color dimorphism in the wild Rock Goose, Bernicla antarctica. < as lemmas |
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