单词 | whip-bird |
释义 | > as lemmaswhip-bird whip-bird n. Brit. /ˈwɪpbəːd/ , U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪpˌbərd/ an Australian bird ( Psodophes crepitans) with a note resembling the crack of a whip; also called coach-whip bird.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Orthorhynchidae > psophodes olivaceus (whip-bird) coach-whip1793 whip-bird1845 1845 R. Howitt Impressions Austral. Felix 177 The whip-bird, which surprised I hear. 1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker xxx The bell-bird rang its silvery peal, and the whip-bird gave its coachman's click. < as lemmas |
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