单词 | rainbird |
释义 | rainbird[ reyn-burd ] / ˈreɪnˌbɜrd / nounany of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow-billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm. Origin of rainbirdFirst recorded in 1910–15; rain + bird Words nearby rainbirdrailwayman, raiment, Raimondi, rain, rainband, rainbird, rainbow, rainbow bird, Rainbow Bridge, rainbow cactus, rainbow-collar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rainbird
British Dictionary definitions for rainbirdrainbird / (ˈreɪnˌbɜːd) / nounany of various birds, such as (in Britain) the green woodpecker, whose cry is supposed to portend rain 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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