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phalarope

/fal-uh-rohp/US // ˈfæl əˌroʊp //UK // (ˈfæləˌrəʊp) //

鹦鹉,羚羊,鹦鹉螺,羚羊座

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.

Examples

  • The Grey Phalarope, without being one of our rarest birds, is not of irregular occurrence.

  • We cannot well leave these fresh-water lochs without a passing glance at the Red-necked Phalarope.

  • Some partridges (tetrao saliceti), ducks, and a flat-billed phalarope (P. fulicarius) were shot.

  • The nest of the red phalarope is built either on dry ground or over shallow grass-grown water and is well concealed.

  • If the fly escaped, the phalarope sometimes ran after it, bill out.