单词 | birdseed |
释义 | > as lemmasbirdseed birdseed n. (as a mass noun) a mixture of various kinds of grain used as food for birds; = seed n. 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > food eaten by birds > food for caged birds seed1562 Canary seed1578 alpiste1597 birdseed1661 1661 T. Salusbury Math. Coll. & Transl. I. 329 (margin) Panicum, a small grain like to Mill, I take it to be the same with that called Bird Seed. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xiii. 163 I can buy some birdseed. 1909 Daily Chron. 25 Sept. 5/3 A bird-seed company. 2000 B. Kingsolver Prodigal Summer iv. 53 A few titmice and chickadees were congregating at the spot underneath a chokecherry..where she always scattered birdseed. < as lemmas |
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