RAINBIRD

Meaning of RAINBIRD in English

rainbird BrE AmE ˈreɪn bɜːd AmE \ -bɝːd

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Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

RAINBIRD — noun Date: 1555 any of various birds (especially of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to forecast rain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAINBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous birds chiefly of the family Cuculidae whose cries are popularly believed to augur rain: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAINBIRD — /rayn"berrd'/ , n. any of several birds, esp. the black-billed cuckoo ( Coccyzus erythropthalmus ) and the yellow-billed cuckoo ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAINBIRD — noun Date: 1555 : any of various birds (especially of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to forecast …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAINBIRD — ■ noun a bird that is said to foretell rain by its call, especially (in Britain) the green woodpecker.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAINBIRD — [rain.bird] n (1555): any of numerous birds (esp. of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to augur rain
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAINBIRD — n. a bird said to foretell rain by its cry, esp. the green woodpecker.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAINBIRD — n. a bird said to foretell rain by its cry, esp. the green woodpecker.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAINBIRD — n. a bird said to foretell rain by its cry, esp. the green woodpecker.
Oxford English vocab
RAINBIRD — n. Pronunciation: ' r ā n- ˌ b ə rd Function: noun Date: 1555 : any of various birds (esp. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOMFOOL — I. ˈtämˈfūl noun Etymology: Middle English Thome Fole, name given to half-wits, from Thome (nickname for Thomas ) + fol, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOVER — /pluv"euhr, ploh"veuhr/ , n. 1. any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf. dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURRAWONG — also called piping-crow, or crow-shrike any of several songbirds of the Australian family Cracticidae (order Passeriformes). They are large, up …
Britannica English vocabulary
RATIO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE average ▪ A comparison of the benefit with the cost produces an average benefit-cost …
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