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cuckoo-spit
▪ I. † ˈcuckoo-ˌspit1 Obs. [f. spit, a slender bar.] = cuckoo-pint.c 1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 21 Barba aaron..cokkowe-spitte. 1587 L. Mascall Govt. Cattle (1627) 267 With the iuyce of cuckospit, and salt, and stubwort mixt, and rub it therewith.▪ II. ˈcuckoo-ˌspit2 [f. spit, expectoration; the po... Oxford English Dictionary
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Froghopper
stage, which produces a cover of foamed-up plant sap visually resembling saliva; the nymphs are therefore commonly known as spittlebugs and their foam as cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. wikipedia.org
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Der Schwanendreher
Lindlein laube": Sehr ruhig – Fugato: "Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune sass" ("Now grow leaves, little linden tree, grow leaves": very calm – Fugato: "The Cuckoo The original context of "swan turner" in medieval times is that of a cook's assistant who would turn the handle of a spit on which swans were roasting. wikipedia.org
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cuckoo
▪ I. cuckoo, n. (ˈkʊkuː) Forms: 3 cuccu, 4 coccou, cockou, 4–5 cukkow, cokkow, (5 cocow, co-, kockowe, cucko, cauko, kukkowe, 5–6 cuckowe, 6 cocowe, cokowe, -oue, koko, kookoo, cokow, coockow; Sc. gukkow, gukgo guk-guk; 6–7 cuckoe, 7 cukcow, cockow, (cocoe), 5–9 cuckow, 7– cuckoo. [Identical with F.... Oxford English Dictionary
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gowk
▪ I. gowk, n. Orig. Sc. and north. dial. (gaʊk) 4–6 gok(e, 5–6 gowke, golk, (6 Sc. goilk), 6–8 gouke, 6–9 gouk, 7– gowk. [a. ON. gaukr = OE. ᵹéac (see yeke), OHG. gouh (MHG. gouch, G. gauch):—OTeut. *gauko-z.] 1. The cuckoo.c 1325 Song 5 in Rel. Ant. I. 291, I ga gowlende a-bowte, al so so dos a gok... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cardamine pratensis
An alternative 16th century dated tale refers to 'cuckoo spit', which the plant is sometimes covered in, due to a bug called the froghopper and not the cuckoo. wikipedia.org
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spit
▪ I. spit, n.1 Forms: α. 1 spitu, 2–4 (6 Sc.) spite, 3, 5 spyte. β. 4–6 spete, 5 speete, 6 speet; Sc. 5–7 speit (6 speite, speitt), 6 speat (9 speate), 8–9 speet. γ. 4–6 spet, 5 spette. δ. 4– 6 spitte, 6–8 spitt, 5– spit; 5–6 spytt(e, 6 spyt. [OE. spitu, = MDu. spit, spet (Flem., Du., WFris. spit), ... Oxford English Dictionary
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cuckoo spit insects in Chinese - Glosbe Dictionary
沫蝉科 is the translation of "cuckoo spit insects" into Chinese. cuckoo spit insects. common name for animals + Add translation Add cuckoo spit insects English-Chinese dictionary . 沫蝉科 AGROVOC Thesaurus Show algorithmically generated translations.
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Elizabeth Cromwell
Granger recorded hearing, "that she was as deeply interested herself in steering the helm, as she had often done in turning the spit; and that she was A pasquinade entitled The Cuckoo's Nest at Westminster (1648) included ludicrous dialogue between the Protectress and Lady Fairfax. wikipedia.org
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spittle
▪ I. † spittle, n.1 Obs. Forms: α. 3–4, 6 spitel (5 -ele), 4–6 -ell; 4 spytel, 5 -elle, spytyl, 5–6 -ylle; 5 spetel, 6 -ylle; 5–6 spittell, 6 -el, Sc. spittaill, spyttell, -yll(e, spettell, -ylle. β. 6 spyttle, 6–7 spitle, 6–9 spittle. γ. 7 spitol, -oll. See also spital. [ME. spitel, spittel, etc., ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve
It is part of the Exe Estuary Special Protection Area, and sits on a sand spit which runs across the mouth of the estuary. greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii), semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor) and great spotted cuckoo wikipedia.org
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brock
▪ I. brock, n.1 Chiefly dial. (brɒk) Forms: 1, 4 broc, 3–7 brocke, 4–5 brokk(e, 4–6 brok, 6 broke, 3– brock. [OE. broc, from Celtic: in OIr. brocc, Ir. and Gael. broc, Welsh and Cornish broch, Breton broc'h:—OCeltic *broccos, prob. cogn. w. Gr. ϕορκός grey, white; cf. the Eng. name gray, grey.] 1. A... Oxford English Dictionary
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Maternal behavior in vertebrates
The cuckoo catfish eggs hatch before the cichlid eggs and the cuckoo catfish is able to eat the cichlid eggs and reside within the protection of the cichlid's mouth until they are spit out. wikipedia.org
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马克·加蒂斯
55587-4) 《神秘博士》选集编写 Doctor Who: The Shooting Scripts (teleplay "The Unquiet Dead") (ISBN 0-5634-8641-4) The Doctor Who Storybook 2007 (short story "Cuckoo-Spit wikipedia.org
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froth
▪ I. froth, n. (frɒθ, -ɔː-) Forms: 4 frooth, froþe, 5–6 frothe, 6–8 froath, 4– froth. [Not found in OE.; perh. a. ON. froða wk. fem. (Da. fraade; the relation of Sw. fradga is obscure), related to the synonymous ON. frauð neut.; the root (OTeut. *freuþ-, frauþ-, frud-) appears in OE. á-fréoðan to fr... Oxford English Dictionary
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