单词 | thistle-eater |
释义 | > as lemmasthistle-eater thistle-eater n. (a) a bird that eats thistle-seeds (cf. thistle-finch n.); (b) a beast that eats thistles, as a donkey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > that eats specific things worm-fowlc1381 seed fowlc1500 thistle-eater1562 chipper1668 honeyeater1688 wheat-bird1747 falcon-fisher1759 worm-eater1760 bone-breaker1787 seed eater1820 carrion-bird1839 seed feeder1853 fish-tiger1879 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 145v Aristotel..wryteth..: τὰ δὲ τοία ἀκανθοϕάγα... That is to saye, these are spiniuora, that is thistel eaters... Aristotell sayeth that Linetes and Goldfinches, and Grenefinches, are acanthophage. < as lemmas |
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