单词 | secretary bird |
释义 | secretary bird (once / 369354 pages) n WORD FAMILY secretary bird: secretary birds USAGE EXAMPLESUnlike most birds of prey that swoop down from the air to make a kill, the secretary bird hunts its quarry mostly on foot. Reuters(Feb 25, 2016) Lead author of the study, physiologist Dr Steve Portugal, said he often describes the secretary birds as "ninja eagles on stilts". BBC(Jan 25, 2016) Secretary birds live in sub-Saharan Africa, stand about 1.4m tall and eat snakes, lizards and small mammals. BBC(Jan 25, 2016) n large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles Syn|Hyper Sagittarius serpentarius bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals |
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