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rainbird

/reyn-burd/US // ˈreɪnˌbɜrd //UK // (ˈreɪnˌbɜːd) //

雨鸟,雨燕,雨禽,暴雨鸟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several birds, especially the black-billed cuckoo and the yellow-billed cuckoo, that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm.

Examples

  • Rainbird is a local name for the green woodpecker, but as an East-Anglian name it is most likely an imitative form of Fr.

  • Robin Redforth was united, with similar ceremonies, to Alice Rainbird.