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单词 cisticola
释义

Definition of cisticola in English:

cisticola

nounsɪsˈtɪkələˌsɪstɪˈkəʊlə
  • A small Old World warbler with brownish streaked plumage, found mainly in Africa.

    扇尾莺

    Genus Cisticola, family Sylviidae: numerous species. See also fan-tailed warbler

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For his own contributions, he chose the difficult bulbuls in volume 4 and the cisticolas in volume 5.
    • Weavers and cisticolas continued to test our knowledge of these challenging families.
    • The zitting cisticola takes insects and insect larvae on the ground.
    • Calls are probably the best way to identify cisticolas, as each species has its own unique song.
    • In ornithological circles, he perhaps is best known for unraveling the systematics of the cisticolas, a notoriously difficult group of Old World warblers.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek kistos 'flowering shrub' + Latin -col- 'dwelling in' (from the verb colere).

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