| 释义 |
sun-grebe in American English (ˈsʌnˌgrib) noun any of a gruiform family (Heliornithidae) of shy, long-necked tropical birds living along streams, lakes, etc. sun grebe in American Englishnounany of several aquatic birds of the family Heliornithidae, of South America, Asia, and Africa, related to the rails and coots and characterized by lobate toes; finfoot Word origin [1915–20 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collage, conditioning, decoder, neorealism, takeout |