释义 |
accentor /əkˈsɛntə /nounA small Eurasian songbird with generally drab-coloured plumage.- Family Prunellidae and genus Prunella: several species, including the dunnock.
Additional subfamilies placed within Passeridae include: sparrows, accentors, weavers and waxbills (Estrildinae)....- Close relatives to Old World sparrows are pipits (family Motacillidae), accentors (family Prunellidae) and possibly finches (family Fringillidae).
- However, only terrestrial species have been tested, such as barn swallows, tree swallows, dunnocks, alpine accentors, and acorn woodpeckers.
OriginEarly 19th century: from late Latin, from ad- 'to' + cantor 'singer'. |