单词 | drongo |
释义 | drongo drongo1 /drong"goh/, n. , pl. drongos. any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails. [1835-45; < Malagasy] drongo2 /drong"goh/, n. , pl. drongos. Australian Slang. a stupid or slow-witted person; simpleton. [1920-25; prob. to be identified with DRONGO1, as a name for the Australian bird Dicrurus bracteata; though often popularly alleged to have originated from the name of an unsuccessful racehorse of the 1920s] |
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