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
- : 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.
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