词汇 | kookaburra |
释义 | kookaburra noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʊk.əˌbʌr.ə/ us /ˈkʊk.əˌbʌr.ə/ a large Australian bird that lives in trees and makes a strange sound like a person laughing笑翠鸟(产于澳大利亚的一种大鸟,会发出如笑声般的怪音) GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/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 Another famous Australian bird is the kookaburra. Kookaburras eat snakes and other birds. Sometimes when people are cooking outside their homes, kookaburras fly down and take the food. There are different kinds of kookaburra with different colors. Examples of kookaburrakookaburra There is a family of meerkats, a couple of kookaburras and an equally exotic mara. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, he asked exactly what exactly was the kookaburra rule. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, what exactly is the kookaburra rule? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Measuring around 40 cm (16 in), it is slightly smaller than the more familiar laughing kookaburra. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The kookaburra's loud call sounds like echoing human laughter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In a few species cooperative breeding is quite common, for example the laughing kookaburra, where helpers aid the dominant breeding pair in raising the young. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other common birds include pelicans, terns, honeyeaters, gulls, kingfishers, kookaburra, owls, doves, thornbills, ducks, brolgas, and cockatoos. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Compared to the related laughing kookaburra, it is smaller, lacks a dark mask, has more blue in the wing, and striking white eye. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The largest and most atypical bill is that of the shovel-billed kookaburra, which is used to dig through the forest floor in search of prey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1999 the maroon and silver livery was removed and the train was repainted in a new grey and silver scheme, with a new kookaburra logo graphic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rufous-bellied kookaburras are smaller than other kookaburra species at around 143g oz as against the laughing kookaburra's 335g oz and about 28cm in as against the laughing kookaburras 46cm in. 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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