PREENING

Meaning of PREENING in English

( p. pr. & vb. n. )

of Preen

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PREENING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preen
Английский словарь Webster
PREENING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of preen.
Webster English vocab
PREENING — [adjective] [not gradable]The square was covered with preening pigeons and sparrows searching for crumbs that people had thrown to them.(figurative …
Cambridge English vocab
PREENING — прининг, уход за оперением - sham preening
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PREENING — прининг, уход за оперением - sham preening
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PREENING — (n.) To run fsck with the
Russian-English Edic
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun Date: 1870 a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail feathers, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEAK — I or bill Stiff, projecting oral structure of birds and turtles (both of which lack teeth) and certain other animals …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOSS — I. ˈgläs, -ȯ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi flame, spark, glossa to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICARIOUS — (ˈ)vī|ka(a)rēəs, -ker-, -kār- sometimes və̇ˈk- adjective Etymology: Latin vicarius, from vicis change, alternation, stead + -arius -ary — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun : a large gland that opens on the back at the base of the tail feathers in most birds, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — Ornith. a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREEN — preen 1 — preener , n. /preen/ , v.t. 1. (of animals, esp. birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun Date: 1870 : a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREEN GLAND — ■ noun Ornithology a gland at the base of a bird's tail which produces the oil used in preening.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UROPYGIAL GLAND — [uro.py.gi.al gland] n (1870): a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHISTLING DUCK — also called Tree Duck (Dendrocygna), any of eight species of long-legged and long-necked ducks that utter sibilant cries and may …
Britannica English vocabulary
PSITTACIFORM — Sulfur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) Lovebirds (Agapornis personata) (order Psittaciformes), any member of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
OIL GLAND — any of a variety of skin structures that secrete oily or greasy substances of various functions. In birds, the preen …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTMOT — any of about eight species of long-tailed forest birds of the family Momotidae (order Coraciiformes) of Central and South America. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MESITE — any of several species of small, brownish ground-dwelling birds constituting the family Mesitornithidae (sometimes Mesoenatidae), order Gruiformes. They are about …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERON — any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds of the subfamily Ardeinae of the family Ardeidae (order Ciconiiformes) and …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRIGATE BIRD — also called man-o'-war bird any member of five species of large seabirds constituting the family Fregatidae (order Pelecaniformes). Frigate birds …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLEANING BEHAVIOUR — also called Grooming, self-grooming, as the action of a bird in preening its feathers, or mutual grooming as part of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
PREEN — preen /priːn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old French proignier ; ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PREEN — ( preens, preening, preened) 1. If someone preens themselves , they spend a lot of time making themselves look neat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREEN — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Alistair sniffed, but he preened too. ▪ Capshaw was at the window, preening. ▪ Ducks …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DWELLER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city dweller (= someone who lives in a city ) ▪ In the summer, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city boundary ▪ The new housing estates stretch beyond the old city boundaries. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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