| 单词 | sungrebe |
| 释义 | > as lemmassungrebe sungrebe n. any of various large tropical aquatic birds of the family Heliornithidae, esp. the American finfoot, Heliornis fulica, which is native to Mexico, Central and South America, and has brown plumage with white underparts, a black head and neck with white stripes, and feet having black and yellow bands and lobed toes.Cf. sunbird n. 2a. ΚΠ 1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. II. Zool. 387 The sun bird or sun grebe of South America, Heliornis surinamensis..is chiefly seen on the banks of rivers and creeks, and possesses considerable beauty of plumage. [No corresponding sentence in the German original.] 1955 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 107 219 Family Heliornithidae (Sun-Grebes). 2000 S. Montgomery Journey of Pink Dolphins i. 17 In the wet season, the sun grebe's nighttime call sounds like water falling into a tin cup. < as lemmas |
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