| 单词 |
kirombo |
| 释义 |
kirombo|kɪˈrɒmbəʊ| [Malagasy.] The cuckoo-roller, Leptosomus discolor, a large grey or black and brown bird found only in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
1891Ibis Apr. 224 The natives of the north-west of Madagascar give this bird the name of Kiròmbo. It has the curious habit of hovering in the air and uttering a very loud note, striking its wings against the body as it calls. 1915J. Sibree Naturalist in Madagascar x. 138 The Vorondreo, or Kiròmbo roller. 1964A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 172/1 Cuckoo-roller: Leptosomus discolor, sole member of the Leptosomatidae (Coraciiformes, suborder Coracii). This monotypic family is restricted to Madagascar and the nearby Comoro Islands; the bird is called ‘Courol’ in some works, and less frequently ‘Kirombo’. |
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