单词 | redbill |
释义 | redbill/ˈrɛdbɪl/noun 1Chiefly Australian and NZ. Any of several birds having a red bill; specifically (a) an oystercatcher (genus Haematopus); (b) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio. 2 South African. The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild. Compare red-beak, rooibekkie. Now rare. OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in George Robertson (?1750–1832), writer on agriculture and topographer. From red + bill. |
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