释义 |
mesia /ˈmiːzɪə /(also silver-eared mesia) nounA SE Asian bird of the babbler family, the male having red and yellow plumage with a black-and-white head.- Leiothrix argentauris, family Timaliidae.
On Sept.28, 186 birds, including 100 mesias, were arrived by plane from Taiwan to England....- Officials said tissue samples from the finch-like mesias were pooled so it was impossible to say how many had been killed by H5N1.
- And others such as silver-eared mesias and velvet-fronted nuthatches, which may be escapees from the wild bird trade.
Origin Modern Latin (former genus name). |