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单词 secretary bird
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Definition of secretary bird in English:

secretary bird

noun
  • A slender long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear.

    Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or witness Annie Martin, killing kittens and feeding them to a secretary bird on her ostrich farm in South Africa.
    • Accipitridae is one of three families in the order Falconiformes, which also includes falcons and secretary birds.
    • The birds are also in plenty: secretary birds, cranes, stork, vultures and ostriches.
    • We stopped and scanned the horizon with binoculars, spotting a family of warthogs and a secretary bird.
 
 

Definition of secretary bird in US English:

secretary bird

nounˈsɛkrəˌtɛri bərdˈsekrəˌterē bərd
  • A slender long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear.

    Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or witness Annie Martin, killing kittens and feeding them to a secretary bird on her ostrich farm in South Africa.
    • The birds are also in plenty: secretary birds, cranes, stork, vultures and ostriches.
    • We stopped and scanned the horizon with binoculars, spotting a family of warthogs and a secretary bird.
    • Accipitridae is one of three families in the order Falconiformes, which also includes falcons and secretary birds.
 
 
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