释义 |
warblerwar‧bler /ˈwɔːblə $ ˈwɔːrblər/ noun [countable] - A cuckoo flew low over the reed bed, to be mobbed at once by two reed warblers.
- All of these were rare pioneers this year, and all sang only sporadically, except for the pine warbler.
- As a result, a cuckoo who was himself brought up by warblers may father an egg found in a redstart nest.
- Birds heard: hermit thrush, Nashville and chestnut-sided warblers, red-eyed vireo, raven.
- Female cuckoos bear more allegiance to a particular host, be it redstart or warbler, than do their males.
- Opposite A pair of reed warblers work flat out to keep the young cuckoo satisfied.
- There were dark green spruce sentinels, ideal for black-throated green and myrtle warblers.
- This advocacy of the golden-cheeked warbler endangers the economic status of many people.
► Birdsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun NOUN► reed· A cuckoo flew low over the reed bed, to be mobbed at once by two reed warblers.· Opposite A pair of reed warblers work flat out to keep the young cuckoo satisfied.· In Britain the main hosts are the reed warbler, meadow pipit, dunnock and pied wagtail.· Certainly, reed warblers with an additional egg in the clutch often fail to hatch all their own eggs.· They, too, have learnt what a great reed warbler egg looks like.· The stuffed cuckoo is bombarded by a frenzied reed warbler and a belligerent pair of nightingales.· A tiny reed warbler, faced with a cuckoo, feeds a chick much larger than herself. ► willow· Robins, willow warblers, blackbirds, song thrushes, blue ties, great ties teased with their nearness - and invisibility.· Close by, a willow warbler flicked jauntily from one overhanging twig to the next.· The willow warbler is even prepared to assault a stuffed cuckoo head.· More bird song: willow warbler, wren, robin - all in the first few minutes.· We started to climb, accompanied by intermittent snatches of bird song: wood warbler, garden warbler and willow warbler. 1a bird that can make musical sounds2a singer, especially one who does not sing very well – used humorously |