单词 | adjutant crane |
释义 | > as lemmasadjutant crane adjutant crane n. now rare = adjutant stork n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ciconiidae (stork) > leptoptilos dubius (adjutant) adjutant1798 adjutant bird1809 adjutant crane1815 adjutant stork1820 1815 Synopsis Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 9) 60 The adjutant crane, tiger bittern, night heron, [etc.]. 1831 D. Tyerman & G. Bennet Voy. & Trav. II. xlv. 343 The adjutant-crane is a privileged carrion-eater throughout India. 1938 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 9 718 Begguru and pegguru the bird called adjutant crane. < as lemmas |
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