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单词 calandra
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calandran.

/kəˈlandrə/
Forms: Also 1500s calander, 1800s calandre.
Etymology: < French calandre, Italian calandra (= Spanish calandria), < medieval Latin calandra, Greek κάλανδρος, all applied to the same bird.
A species of lark ( Alauda Calandra) with a body thicker than that of the sky-lark, found in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea.
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1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 65 He was a Triton of his time, and a sweete singing calander to the state.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. lxiv. 894 We know the nature of the Calander by the effects, for she is hard to tame if she be not taken in the nest.
1803 A. Rees Cycl. Calandra, the calandre lark.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 19 Apr. 12/1 In Milan, and also in Florence,..he saw enormous masses of small birds..field and calandra larks, and robin-redbreasts.
1924 Countries of World 1653/1 The most characteristic forms of bird-life, such as the little and great bustard, partridge, quail and the calandra.
1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles II. 8 The calandra is a Mediterranean species.
1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles II. 8 The calandra lark is found almost exclusively in cultivated areas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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