单词 | scutty |
释义 | scuttyn. A name applied locally to the wren (see quots.). ΚΠ 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 35 Wren (Troglodytes parvulus)... From its short bob-tail it has the name of..Scutty (Sussex). 1899 Pall Mall Mag. Nov. 355 The wren..is commonly known [in Ireland] by the name of ‘Scutty’..on account of its short, upright tail. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1885 |
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