| 单词 |
steganopod |
| 释义 |
steganopod, n. and a. Ornith.|ˈstɛgənəʊpɒd| [ad. mod.L. Steganopodes, pl. (Illiger 1811), a. Gr. στεγανοποδ-, -όπους (Aristotle), web-footed, f. στεγανό-ς covered + ποδ-, πούς foot.] a. n. A bird belonging to the group Steganopodes, which comprises the pelicans, cormorants, frigate-birds, gannets, tropic-birds, and snake birds (Newton Dict. Ornith. 904). b. adj. Of a bird: Belonging to the group Steganopodes. Somewhat rare, the mod.L. form being usual for the n. pl.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Steganopods. So stegaˈnopodan, stegaˈnopodous adjs., belonging to the group Steganopodes.
1887Newton in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 188/2 Eggs with the white chalky shell that is so characteristic of most Steganopodous birds. |

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