| 单词 |
red-winged |
| 释义 |
red-winged, a.
Having red wings. Also fig.
1712Blackmore Creation v. 247 The red-wing'd Fire must to the Moon arise. 1752J. Hill Hist. Anim. 54 The red-winged Cantharus, with a red thorax. 1781Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 246 Little Red-winged Parakeet. 1831Wilson, etc. Amer. Ornith. I. Contents p. vii, Red-winged Waxwing. 1898Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 8/2 Millions of red-winged ants.
b. red-winged blackbird, red-winged icterus, red-winged oriole, red-winged starling, or red-winged troopial: The American marsh blackbird, Agelaius phœniceus (formerly called Icterus phœniceus).
1754Catesby Nat. Hist. Carol. (ed. 2) I. 13 The red wing'd Starling. 1768Pennant Arct. Zool. I. 300 The Red-winged Orioles build their nests in bushes. 1803Mitchill in Med. Repository (1805) 122 Redwing'd blackbird. 1831Wilson, etc. Amer. Ornith. IV. 49 The bill is..formed exactly like that of the red-winged troopial. 1839Audubon Ornith. Biog. V. 3 Their habits are similar to those of the Red-winged Icterus. 1864–5Wood Homes without H. 537 One of the most variable of birds in its nesting is the well known Red-winged Starling of North America. 1893Newton Dict. Birds 530 Maize-bird, a local name for Agelæus phœniceus, often called the Red-winged Blackbird. |
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