moonbird

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The mutton bird. Australia
    — He survived for several months upon the moonbirds’ fatty mutton-like meat & the solace provided by the one book washed up with him […].

词形变化

moonbirds plural

词源

From moon + bird, apparently because the birds return to nesting sites after nightfall.
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