| 单词 | thornbill |
| 释义 | thornbill (once / 1477414 pages) n WORD FAMILY thornbill USAGE EXAMPLESWhen a pied currawong goes looking for brown thornbill nestlings to eat, the thornbill parents call wolf—or, actually, they call hawk. Scientific American(Sep 02, 2015) In response, the thornbill parents imitated alarm calls from between one and four different species, some of which can be heard in this video. Science Magazine(Jun 02, 2015) Sir Jumes Thornbill, his son-in-law Hogarth, the Dilettanti Society, made efforts in this direction, but their schemes were wrecked by want of means. Project Gutenberg, The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia...(2010) n any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill Hyper hummingbird tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight |
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