| 词汇 | house-martin |
| 释义 | house martin noun[ C ] uk /ˈhaʊs ˌmɑː.tɪn/ us /ˈhaʊs ˌmɑːr.t̬ən/ a small bird that makes its nest under the edge of the roof of a house家燕 Dorling Kindersley/GettyImages Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay flycatcher goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe magpie martin mockingbird mynah nighthawk sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet Examples of house martinhouse martin Immunocompetence and nestling survival in the housemartin : the tasty chick hypothesis. The common housemartin is a noisy species, especially at its breeding colonies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flight is fluttering like a housemartin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although this bird is superficially similar to a housemartin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The vocalisations include short high "pli", and "piieh" and "tshir" calls resembling those of the linnet and the housemartin respectively. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or housemartin, it is not related to those passerine species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The common housemartin tends to breed colonially, and nests may be built in contact with each other. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It also frequently nests on large buildings such as temples and bridges, but not to the same extent as the common housemartin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. More than 40 beetle species have been recorded in common housemartin nests, but most are either typical of the locality or found in the nests of other birds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The martlet, often believed to refer to the housemartin, or possibly a swallow, was a heraldic bird with short tufts of feathers in the place of legs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It uses similar open habitats on the wintering grounds, but the common housemartin is less conspicuous than wintering barn swallows, tending to fly higher and be more nomadic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As a group, the house martins can not easily be confused with any other swallows. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Among the wildlife species found there are butterflies, dragonflies, kestrels, swallows and house martins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Woodpeckers visit the garden every day, house martins nest under the eaves and kingfishers live down by the river. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. House sparrows frequently attempt to take over the nest during construction, with the house martins rebuilding elsewhere if they are successful. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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