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单词 bokmakierie
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Definition of bokmakierie in English:

bokmakierie

(also bokmakierie shrike)
nounPlural bokmakieries ˌbɒkməˈkɪəri
  • A bush shrike with conspicuous yellow underparts and a black band across the breast, common in southern Africa.

    Telophorus or 'Malaconotus' zeylonus, family Laniidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The bokmakieries, canaries and a colony of vivid European bee-eaters that I spotted gave me just a glimpse of the nearly two hundred bird species that inhabit the reserve.
    • The pure, liquid sounds of two bokmakieries perched in an Acacia thorn tree carry through the air.
    • More visits to the area during the following week revealed no sign of immature bokmakieries, which suggests the probability of predation.
    • Neddickies, sunbirds, sugar birds, starlings, bokmakieries, Cape robins, bulbuls and several other species are indigenous to this area, and provide excellent birdwatching opportunities.
    • At night you can hear the call of the Cape Eagle owl and during the day you might see bokmakieries, sunbirds, sugar birds, steppe buzzards, heron and many many more.
    • An opulent jewel in the dusty, cracked landscape, it became a haven for birds, being visited by pied kingfishers, mountain chats, spoonbills, bokmakieries, a pair of black-shouldered kites.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Afrikaans, imitative of its call.

 
 
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