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单词 frogmouth
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Definition of frogmouth in English:

frogmouth

noun ˈfrɒɡmaʊθˈfräɡ-
  • A nocturnal bird resembling a nightjar, occurring in SE Asia and Australasia.

    Family Podargidae: two genera and several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm studying my field guide every day and trying to imagine what a gerygone sounds like, what a treeswift looks like, whether I'll see a frogmouth, and so many other things.
    • Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
    • It was on the first of such voyages in 1979 that he located the Ceylon frogmouth, a bird that had not been spotted for about 40 years.
    • He's sent in this photo of the frogmouths and says, ‘They are trying hard to look like tree branches.’
    • Our sample is deficient in species that would have allowed us to assess the uncertain relationships between owls and frogmouths and their allies (Caprimulgiformes ).
 
 

Definition of frogmouth in US English:

frogmouth

nounˈfräɡ-
  • A nocturnal bird resembling a nightjar, occurring in Southeast Asia and Australasia.

    Family Podargidae: two genera and several species, in particular the tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) of Australia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our sample is deficient in species that would have allowed us to assess the uncertain relationships between owls and frogmouths and their allies (Caprimulgiformes ).
    • Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
    • It was on the first of such voyages in 1979 that he located the Ceylon frogmouth, a bird that had not been spotted for about 40 years.
    • I'm studying my field guide every day and trying to imagine what a gerygone sounds like, what a treeswift looks like, whether I'll see a frogmouth, and so many other things.
    • He's sent in this photo of the frogmouths and says, ‘They are trying hard to look like tree branches.’
 
 
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