SECRETARY BIRD

Meaning of SECRETARY BIRD in English

[secretary bird] n [prob. fr. the resemblance of its crest to a bunch of quill pens stuck behind the ear] (1824): a large long-legged African bird of prey (Sagittarius serpentarius of the family Sagittariidae) that feeds largely on reptiles

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SECRETARY BIRD — noun Etymology: probably from the resemblance of its crest to a bunch of quill pens stuck behind the ear Date: …
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SECRETARY BIRD — African raptor ( Sagittarius serpentarius , family Sagittaridae), the only living bird of prey that hunts on foot. It has …
Английский словарь Британика
SECRETARY BIRD — noun Etymology: probably so called from the resemblance of the crest to a bunch of quill pens stuck behind the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECRETARY BIRD — a large, long-legged, raptorial bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, of Africa, that feeds on reptiles. [ 1790-1800; secrétaire, perh. by folk etym. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRETARY BIRD — n. large African bird of prey with long legs that eats mainly reptiles
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SECRETARY BIRD — Etymology: probably from the resemblance of its crest to a bunch of quill pens stuck behind the ear Date: 1824 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECRETARY BIRD — Function: noun Etymology: probably from the resemblance of its crest to a bunch of quill pens stuck behind the ear …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SECRETARY BIRD — ■ noun a slender long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SECRETARY BIRD — (Sagittarius serpentarius), bird of prey (family Sagittaridae) of the dry uplands of Africa, the only living bird of prey of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECRETARY BIRD — noun a thin African bird with long legs that eats snakes
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRETARY BIRD — African raptor ( Sagittarius serpentarius , family Sagittaridae), the only living bird of prey that hunts on foot. It has …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SECRETARY BIRD — (зоология) птица-секретарь (Sagittarius serpentarius)
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SECRETARY-BIRD — сущ. секретарь (птица)
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SECRETARY BIRD — Птица-секретарь
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SECRETARY BIRD — Птица-секретарь
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SECRETARY BIRD — зоол. птица-секретарь ( Sagittarius serpentarius )
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SECRETARY-BIRD — _n. секретарь (птица)
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SECRETARY-BIRD — птица-секретарь
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SECRETARY BIRD — зоол. птица-секретарь ( Sagittarius serpentarius )
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SECRETARY BIRD — зоол. птица-секретарь ( Sagittarius serpentarius )
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SECRETARY BIRD — n. птица секретарь
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SECRETARY BIRD — n. птица секретарь
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SECRETARY-BIRD — сущ. секретарь ( птица )
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SECRETARY-BIRD — сущ. секретарь (птица)
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SECRETARY BIRD — птица-секретарь (Sagittarius serpentarius)
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SECRETARY BIRD — птица-секретарь ( Sagittarius serpentarius )
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SECRETARY-BIRD — _n. секретарь (птица)
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SECRETARY-BIRD — n. секретарь (птица)
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SECRETARY-BIRD — птица-секретарь
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SECRETARY-BIRD — сущ. секретарь (птица)
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SECRETARY BIRD — (зоология) птица-секретарь (Sagittarius serpentarius)
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BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECRETARY — ˈsekrəˌterē, in rapid speech ÷-k(ə)ˌt- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English secretarie, from Medieval Latin secretarius secretary, confidant, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECRETARY — (n.) An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, …
Английский словарь Webster
SECRETARY — ( n. ) An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRETARY — — secretaryship , n. /sek"ri ter'ee/ , n. , pl. secretaries . 1. a person, usually an official, who is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRETARY — ˈsek-ˌter-, especially Brit ˈse-k(r)ə-trē noun ( plural -tar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English secretarie, from Medieval Latin secretarius, confidential employee, secretary, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECRETARY — noun the secretary bird. 2. secretary ·noun one who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. 3. secretary ·noun a piece …
Webster English vocab
BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
Webster English vocab
BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECRETARY — also called Secretaire, or Escritoire, a small writing desk fitted with drawers, one of which can be pulled out and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECRETARY — / ˈsekrətri; NAmE -teri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) ( abbr. Sec. ) 1. a person who works in an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRETARY — sec ‧ re ‧ ta ‧ ry S2 W1 /ˈsekrət ə ri, ˈsekrɪt ə ri $ -teri-/ BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIRD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECRETARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person employed by an individual or in an office etc. to assist with correspondence, keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECRETARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person employed by an individual or in an office etc. to assist with correspondence, keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECRETARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a person employed by an individual or in an office etc. to assist with correspondence, keep …
Oxford English vocab
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SECRETARY — ( secretaries) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A secretary is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRETARY — (secretaries) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a person …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECRETARY — (GOVERNMENT) [noun] [C] - the head of a government departmentIn the US, a secretary is chosen by the president and …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECRETARY — noun 1 person who works in an office ADJECTIVE ▪ executive , legal ▪ medical ▪ press , publicity ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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