单词 | waxbill |
释义 | waxbill[ waks-bil ] / ˈwæksˌbɪl / nounany of several small Old World finches, especially of the genus Estrilda, that have white, pink, or red bills of waxy appearance and are often kept as cage birds. Origin of waxbillFirst recorded in 1745–55; wax1 + bill2 Words nearby waxbillwax, Waxahachie, wax and wane, wax bean, waxberry, waxbill, wax cap, waxcloth, waxen, waxer, waxeye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waxbill
British Dictionary definitions for waxbillwaxbill / (ˈwæksˌbɪl) / nounany of various chiefly African finchlike weaverbirds of the genus Estrilda and related genera, having a brightly coloured bill and plumage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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