| 单词 |
menura |
| 释义 |
‖ menura Ornith.|mɪˈn(j)ʊərə| [mod.L. (Davies 1800, in Trans. Linn. Soc. VI), f. Gr. µήνη crescent moon + οὐρά tail, so called from the ‘crescent-shaped spots’ (loc. cit.) on the tail.] An Australian genus of birds, popularly called Lyre-birds; any bird of this genus, esp. Menura superba.
1839Penny Cycl. XIV. 274/2 (tr. Lesson), The Mænura [sic] has then been arranged sometimes among the gallinaceous birds under the name of Lyre-Pheasant or Pheasant of the Woods. 1874Wood Nat. Hist. (1885) 337 The Menura seldom, if ever, attempts to escape by flight. 1884Whymper in Girl's Own Paper 28 June 614/2 The superb menura, or lyre-bird. |

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