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widow-bird
ˈwidow-bird [Representing L. generic name Vidua, F. veuve (Brisson Ornithol. 1760) widow. (Altered to whidah-bird.)] A bird of the genus Vidua or subfamily Viduinæ of the family Ploceidæ (Weaver-birds), found in various parts of Africa: so called from the prevailingly black plumage of the males, whi... Oxford English Dictionary
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viduine
ˈviduine, a. Ornith. [f. mod.L. vidua widow-bird: see -ine1.] Belonging to the Viduinæ or widow-birds.1896 G. E. Shelley For. Finches 294 By scientists the Viduine Weavers are placed among the Ornamental Finches. Oxford English Dictionary
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Colin McAlpin
A widow-bird (Shelley) 8. Thou wouldst be loved (Edgar Allan Poe) 9. A lament (Shelley) - two stanzas 10. wikipedia.org
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widow
▪ I. widow, n.1 (ˈwɪdəʊ) Forms: α. 1 widuwe, 1–5 widewe, wydewe, 1, 4 widwe, 3 (Orm.) widdwe, 3–6 widue, 4 widu (pl. widuen, -uus, -us), wydw, pl. widos, 4–5 wydue, wydwe, 4–6 wydow(e, Sc. widou, 4–7 widowe, 5 wydew, wyddo, widw, 5–6 wydo, 5 (6 Sc.) vidue, 6 wyddow(e, (vidoy), Sc. vidow, -ou(e, 6–7 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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rooibekkie
rooibekkie S. Afr. (ˈrɔɪbekɪ) Also roibek, rood(e)bec, -bekje, rooibe(c)k(ie), rooibekje. [Afrikaans, f. rooi red + bek beak + -ie dim. suff.] Either of two birds with red beaks, the waxbill, Estrilda astrild, or the pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura.1793 tr. C. P. Thunberg's Trav. Europe, Afr., & A... Oxford English Dictionary
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sakabula
sakabula S. Afr. (sækəˈbʊlə) Also sac(c)aboola, etc. [a. Zulu iSakabuli widow-bird.] The long-tailed widow-bird, Euplectes progne, of the family Ploceidæ, the male of which is black, with red patches on the wings and very long tail-feathers. Also fig.1877 M. A. Barker Year's Housekeeping S. Afr. ix.... Oxford English Dictionary
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卡氏夜鹰(Chuck-will's-widow)--BDA - CAU
卡氏夜鹰 卡氏夜鹰,Caprimulgus carolinensis,是中等体型的夜行鸟类,广泛分布在世界各地。 卡氏夜鹰是一种夜行的,以飞虫为食的鸟类。它们因叫声听起来像"chuck-will's widow"而得名。基因组经测序大小约为1,119.68Mb,相关文章于2014年12月发表于Science。 More bioinformatics.cau.edu.cn
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whydah
whidah, whydah (ˈhwɪdə) [Name of a town in Dahomey, West Africa. Whidah bird is an alteration of widow-bird, q.v., due to association with this as one of the habitats of these birds.] 1. In full whidah-bird, etc.: = widow-bird.1783 Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. i. 178 Whidah B[unting]... Rather les... Oxford English Dictionary
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parasitize
parasitize, v. (ˈpærəsaɪˌtaɪz, ˈpærəsɪˌtaɪz) [f. parasite n. + -ize.] trans. and intr. To infest as a parasite. Chiefly in pa. pple., infested with parasites. Also fig.a 1890 in Cent. Dict., Fish parasitized are termed lanthorn-sprats. [Cf. F. Day Brit. Fishes (1880–4) II. 233 These fishes [sprats] ... Oxford English Dictionary
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الجوائز الأميركية للكتاب
Miné Okubo وعنوان الكتابCitizen 13660 Paule Marshall وعنوان الكتابPraisesong for the Widow Ruthanne Lum McCunn, You-shan Tang, Ellen Lai-shan Yeung Madame Psyche: Memoirs and Letters of Mei-Li Murrow Etheridge Knight وعنوان الكتاب:The Essential Etheridge Knight Gary Giddins وعنوان الكتاب:Celebrating Bird wikipedia.org
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