释义 |
kiskadee /ˌkɪskəˈdiː /nounA large tyrant flycatcher with a black-and-white-striped head and bright yellow breast, found mainly in tropical America.- The greater kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) and the lesser kiskadee (Philohydor lictor), family Tyrannidae.
A member of the flycatcher family, the kiskadee was introduced into Bermuda in the 1950s and is now a year-round resident....- The bright, lemon yellow great kiskadee, found in abundance, was introduced in the 1950s and is both easy to spot and easy to hear.
- I can't decide whether wild chickens should be as unremarkable as kiskadees or cockroaches, or whether they bring a somewhat third world ambiance to the Island and would be better rounded up and made into a nice curry.
OriginLate 19th century: imitative of its call. |