英语词汇“toppie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

toppie

释义

toppie|ˈtɒpɪ|
[perh. f. topknot.]
A small brown bulbul of the genus Pycnonotus, found in southern Africa, either the Cape bulbul, P. capensis, or the red-eyed bulbul, P. nigricans.
1899G. Russell Hist. Old Durban viii. 176 Doves cooed and ‘Toppies’ answered each other obtrusively.1940A. Roberts Birds S. Afr. 225 Cape Bulbul, or Toppie..is not such a common bird as the Layard's Bulbul found further east.1951R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse x. 142 The commonest bird in Africa, the Toppie as we call him.., is a great character.1964D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xv. 126 His best friends became the Toppies, the conical-helmeted small dark birds that disclose the presence of snakes.1971J. Drummond Farewell Party vi. 35 There were birds..finches and toppies and a collared sunbird.

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