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minivet

/min-uh-vet/US // ˈmɪn əˌvɛt //UK // (ˈmɪnɪvɛt) //

碎石,碎玻璃,碎纸机,碎纸片

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.

Examples

  • The solitary denizen of the plains—the little minivet (Pericrocotus peregrinus)—is the least resplendent of them all.

  • That's a Minivet; she covers her nest with lichens so that on a lichen-covered limb it looks like a knot.

  • Very much like the Scarlet Minivet in appearance, save that the red of the cock is crimson rather than scarlet.

  • This longitudinal red or yellow wing-band characterises most species of minivet.

  • A literal translation of the Latin name—the flame-coloured minivet—would be more appropriate.