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woodcock    音标拼音: [w'ʊdk,ɑk]
n. 鸟鹬

鸟鹬

woodcock
n 1: game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

Pileate \Pi"le*ate\, Pileated \Pi"le*a`ted\, a. [L. pileatus,
fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]
1. Having the form of a cap for the head.
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2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top
of the head.
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{Pileated woodpecker} (Zool.), a large American woodpecker
({Ceophloeus pileatus}). It is black, with a bright red
pointed crest. Called also {logcock}, and {woodcock}.
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Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-billed
limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and
{Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits,
and are highly esteemed as game birds.
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Note: The most important species are the European ({Scolopax
rusticola}) and the American woodcock ({Philohela
minor}), which agree very closely in appearance and
habits.
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2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]
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If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see
you
Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!"
--Beau. & Fl.
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{Little woodcock}.
(a) The common American snipe.
(b) The European snipe.

{Sea woodcock fish}, the bellows fish.

{Woodcock owl}, the short-eared owl ({Asio brachyotus}).

{Woodcock shell}, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus
{Murex}, having a very long canal, with or without spines.


{Woodcock snipe}. See under {Snipe}.
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  • American woodcock - Wikipedia
    The American woodcock (Scolopax minor), sometimes colloquially referred to as the timberdoodle, mudbat, bogsucker, night partridge, or Labrador twister [2] [3] is a small shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America
  • American Woodcock Identification - All About Birds
    American Woodcocks are plump, short-legged shorebirds with very long, straight bills Their large heads, short necks, and short tails give them a bulbous look on the ground and in flight The wings are broad and rounded compared to most other shorebirds Bigger and plumper than a Killdeer; slightly smaller than a Rock Pigeon
  • 10 Fun Facts About the American Woodcock | Audubon
    American Woodcocks are perhaps the most memeable birds on the continent With their cartoonish looks and quirky behaviors, these coy and plump internet favorites are met with fans everywhere they go In the eastern United States and Canada, they are among the first spring migrants
  • American Woodcock | NC Wildlife
    The American Woodcock is a remarkably well-camouflaged bird that inhabits moist forests across the eastern U S and Canada but is categorized as a shorebird Unlike their coastal relatives such as the Red Knot and Dunlin, these secretive birds live far from any beaches
  • Woodcock | Migration, Habitat Diet | Britannica
    woodcock, any of five species of squat-bodied, long-billed birds of damp, dense woodlands, allied to the snipes in the waterbird family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes) The woodcock is a startling game bird: crouched among dead leaves, well camouflaged by its buffy-brown, mottled plumage, a woodcock remains motionless until almost stepped
  • American Woodcock | Game Commission | Commonwealth of . . .
    The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is known by a host of folk names: timberdoodle, night partridge, big-eye, bogsucker and mudsnipe It has big eyes and a bill that looks too long for its body Most active at dusk and dawn, a woodcock uses its bill to probe rich moist soil for earthworms
  • American Woodcock - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on . . .
    The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a small chunky shorebird found primarily in the eastern half of North America Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' plumage provides excellent camouflage





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