cowbird

英式音标：['kaʊˌbɜ:d]

美式音标：['kaʊˌbɜd]

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词义：

n.

北美洲产的燕八哥；

英英释义

cowbird[ 'kau,bə:d ]

n.North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests

用法：

权威例句

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

The Cowbird (M. Ater) and the Cuckoo (C. Canorus)

Egg Rejection by Cowbird Hosts in Grasslands

Cowbird parasitism and nest predation in fragmented grasslands in southwestern Manitoba

Nest desertion and cowbird parasitism: evidence for evolved responses and evolutionary lag ☆

The time of day of egg laying by the Brown-headed Cowbird and other icterines

Female visual displays affect the development of male song in the cowbird

Perch Proximity Correlates with Higher Rates of Cowbird Parasitism of Ground Nesting Song Sparrows

The function and evolution of aggressive host behavior towards the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Evolutionary lag versus bill-size constraints: a comparative study of the acceptance of cowbird eggs by old hosts

同义词：starling,blackbird

造句：

1. She had a gamine charm which men found irresistibly attractive.

她有一种男人们抗拒不了的顽皮可爱的魅力。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Mary was slim, gamine, businesslike.

玛丽身材苗条, 姿色艳丽, 办事有条理.

来自辞典例句

3. Her gamine look had modified , making her seem older.

她那小男孩儿式的容貌有所减退, 使她看上去苍老多了.

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[ gamine 造句 ]