| 单词 | star-tail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar-tail ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > member of family Phaethontidae (tropic bird) tropicbird1624 boatswain1815 marlinspike1858 long-tail1859 star-tail1862 boatswain bird1867 bosun bird1888 wig-tail1888 bosun1899 1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 756 They also call it [sc. the Tropic Bird] by the name of Startail, on account of the long projecting tail-feathers. 1891 J. W. Buel Living World 413 It [sc. the Tropic Bird] constantly emits a harsh cry so that it has sometimes been called the boatswain, while its peculiar tail has gained for it yet another name,—that of the star-tail. < as lemmas |
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