towhee

towhee
[ˈtəʊ(h)iː, ˈtaʊ-]
noun
  1. a North American songbird of the bunting family, typically with brownish plumage but sometimes black and rufous
    唧鹀
  2. Genus Pipilo (and Chlorurus), family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae): several species
    唧鹀属,鹀科(鹀亚科):数种
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: imitative of the call of Pipilo erythrophthalmus
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