英语词汇“gambo-goose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gambo-goose

/ˈɡambəʊˌɡuːs/

Now historical and rare

noun

The spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis, a large goose-like waterfowl common throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Sometimes confused in the literature with the very different Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus..

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Willughby (1635–1672), naturalist. Origin unknown. The equivalent name in Willughby's Latin text is gambensis (in Anser gambensis), but it is unclear whether the Latin name is modelled on the English one or vice versa.

单词	gambo-goose
释义	gambo-goose /ˈɡambəʊˌɡuːs/ Now historical and rare noun The spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis, a large goose-like waterfowl common throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Sometimes confused in the literature with the very different Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus.. Origin Late 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Willughby (1635–1672), naturalist. Origin unknown. The equivalent name in Willughby's Latin text is gambensis (in Anser gambensis), but it is unclear whether the Latin name is modelled on the English one or vice versa.
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