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词汇 rain-fowl
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Definition of rain-fowl in English:

rain-fowl

noun ˈreɪnfaʊl
  • 1English regional (northern) in later use. Now rare (perhaps historical). A woodpecker; especially the green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

  • 2Any of several cuckoos (family Cuculidae). Compare "rainbird". Now rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. From rain + fowl.

Definition of rain-fowl in US English:

rain-fowl

nounˈreɪnfaʊl
  • 1English regional (northern) in later use. Now rare (perhaps historical). A woodpecker; especially the green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

  • 2Any of several cuckoos (family Cuculidae). Compare "rainbird". Now rare.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. From rain + fowl.

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