单词 | dunnock |
释义 | dunnock (once / 207357 pages) n WORD FAMILY dunnock USAGE EXAMPLESYou could be a dunnock, a bird whose females practice polyandry, taking on two or three husbands when food is scarce. New York Times(May 10, 2013) It has been known in species including dunnock, woodpigeons and house sparrows for many years. BBC(Aug 02, 2011) The fact that the dunnock usually accepted these forgeries suggested that it lacked the defensive skills the redstart had evolved. BBC(Mar 24, 2011) n small brownish European songbird Syn|Hyper Prunella modularis, hedge sparrow, sparrow accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia |
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