释义 |
courser
cours·er 1 C0697200 (kôr′sər)n.1. A dog trained for coursing.2. A huntsman.
cours·er 2 C0697200 (kôr′sər)n. A swift horse; a charger.courser (ˈkɔːsə) n1. (Hunting) a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds2. (Hunting) a hound or dog trained for coursing
courser (ˈkɔːsə) n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) literary a swift horse; steed[C13: from Old French coursier, from cours course]
courser (ˈkɔːsə) n (Animals) a terrestrial plover-like shore bird, such as Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), of the subfamily Cursoriinae of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes[C18: from Latin cursōrius suited for running, from cursus course]cours•er1 (ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-) n. 1. a person or thing that courses. 2. a dog for coursing. [1585–95] cours•er2 (ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-) n. a swift horse. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French coursier < Vulgar Latin *cursārius= Latin curs(us) course + -ārius -ary; see -er2] cours•er3 (ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-) n. any of various swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the family Glareolidae, esp. of the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus, inhabiting arid regions of Africa and S Asia. [1760–70; irreg. < New Latin cursōrius fit for running = Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | courser - a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their preyhunter, huntsman - someone who hunts game | | 2. | courser - formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battlechargerwarhorse - horse used in war | | 3. | courser - a dog trained for coursinghunting dog - a dog used in hunting game | | 4. | courser - swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoleslimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesfamily Glareolidae, Glareolidae - Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and courserscream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor - courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old Worldcrocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius - African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles | Translationscourser
courser11. a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds 2. a hound or dog trained for coursing
courser2 Literary a swift horse; steed
courser a terrestrial plover-like shore bird, such as Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), of the subfamily Cursoriinae of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes LegalSeeCoursecourser Related to courser: Horse courser, EDXSynonyms for coursernoun a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their preyRelated Wordsnoun formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battleSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a dog trained for coursingRelated Wordsnoun swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and AfricaRelated Words- limicoline bird
- shore bird
- shorebird
- family Glareolidae
- Glareolidae
- cream-colored courser
- Cursorius cursor
- crocodile bird
- Pluvianus aegyptius
|