请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sandhill whooper
释义

> as lemmas

sandhill whooper
c. North American. The whooping crane, Grus americana. Also (in full grey whooper, sandhill whooper): the sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis.
ΚΠ
1860 Southern Cultivator 18 324 Here [i.e. in Florida] is found every grade, kind, size, and color..from the beautiful little morning Dove..to the tall Whooper, of 5 or 6 feet high.
1886 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Oct. 503/1 The scattered fields of sod corn..are beset..with huge droves of long-legged ‘whoopers’.
1938 C. H. Matschat Suwannee River 286 It is the favorite haunt of the gray whoopers.
1979 Time 2 Apr. 23/3 Whatever he felt about the whooper, Carter appreciated the award, which recognized his support for environmental protection and recreation.
2008 C. Johnson & J. Smith Wingshooter's Guide Montana (new ed.) 77 Sandhill Crane... Local Names:..gray crane, upland crane, sandhill whooper.
2010 K. Schlyer in K. Nigge Whooping Crane 24 Only one Wisconsin whooper in almost a decade has fledged from reintroduced parents.
extracted from whoopern.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 10:35:49