| 单词 | blue kite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue kite blue kite n. now rare any of various birds of prey with bluish-grey plumage; esp. †(a) the hen harrier, Circus cyaneus (obsolete); (b) (U.S.) the Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] blue kite1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 911 The blewe kyte, faulz perdrier. 1772 R. Smith Universal Directory Rats (new ed.) 185 Blue sherard hawk. This bird in many respects resembles the blue kite. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 10 493 In the marsh there is an abundance of birds, such as starlings, plovers, snipes.., blue kites, merlin-hawks and buzzards. 1955 E. H. Forbush & J. R. May Nat. Hist. Amer. Birds 98 Blue Kite... A very dull-appearing bird, with its generally bluish plumage. < as lemmas |
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