snowcock

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsnəʊkɒk/    美 /ˈsnoʊˌkɑk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several species of bird in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family Phasianidae, native to mountain regions of Eurasia.
    — The landscapes were bare and dismal, spotted with patches of stunted birch. There are some Lapp huts, which look like snowcocks in the distance.

词形变化

snowcocks plural snowcock plural snow-cock alternative

词源

From snow + cock, from the fact that the bird is native to snowy, mountainous regions.
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