dunnock

名词 n.
/ˈdʌnək/    /ˈdʌnək/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

词形变化

dunnocks plural

词源

From Middle English donek, dunok, from Old English *dunnuc, equivalent to dun (“brownish grey”) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old High German doniklīn (“hedge-sparrow; dunnock”). Compare ruddock.
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