| 单词 | sea piet |
| 释义 | > as lemmassea piet b. The oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus. More fully sea piet. Cf. pianet n. 3, sea-pie n.1 Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > haematopus ostralegus (oystercatcher) olive1541 sea-pie1552 sea piet1710 oystercatcher1731 pianet1802 sea-magpie1805 shalder1828 musselcracker1845 oyster-bird1877 mussel pecker1885 mussel-picker1889 oyster-plover1890 sea-pilot1891 1710 R. Sibbald Hist. Fife & Kinross ii. iii. 46 Hæmatopus Bellonii, the Sea-Piot. 1880 W. Black White Wings xx There is no screaming sea-pyot to give warning. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 188 Oyster catcher... From its deep black and pure white plumage, resembling that of the magpie, are derived the names Pienet. Sea pie... Sea piet. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 265/2 Pyot, Piet, Pyet, a bird: (a) the magpie Pica pica; (b) the oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus. < as lemmas |
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