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

shitepoke

/ˈʃʌɪtpəʊk

noun North American informal

Any of a number of birds of the heron family.

Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens.

The shitepoke, or shag as it is sometimes known, is the smallest heron in the western hemisphere....

As they were going along they found the feathers of different kinds of birds, such as the crane, shitepoke, duck, etc., which they collected.
Both boys liked to watch the creek birds, the ospreys, the egrets, the green herons, and the enormous great blue herons, the shitepokes, that looked as big as the storks in fairy tales.

Late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke¹.

单词	shitepoke
释义	shitepoke /ˈʃʌɪtpəʊk / noun North American informal Any of a number of birds of the heron family. Several species in the family Ardeidae, in particular the green-backed Butorides virescens. The shitepoke, or shag as it is sometimes known, is the smallest heron in the western hemisphere.... As they were going along they found the feathers of different kinds of birds, such as the crane, shitepoke, duck, etc., which they collected. Both boys liked to watch the creek birds, the ospreys, the egrets, the green herons, and the enormous great blue herons, the shitepokes, that looked as big as the storks in fairy tales. Origin Late 18th century: from shite (because of the bird's habit of defecating when disturbed) + the noun poke¹.
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