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词汇 boobook
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Definition of boobook in English:

boobook

nounˈbuːbʊk
  • A small Australasian owl which has a characteristic double hoot reminiscent of the call of the European cuckoo.

    鹰鸮(有带斑点的棕色羽毛,眼睛周围有一圈黑色羽毛,叫声独特,与欧洲的布谷鸟叫声相似)。亦称MOPOKE 或MOREPORK

    Genus Ninox, family Strigidae: two species, especially the common N. novaeseelandiae

    Also called mopoke or morepork
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bryan lives near Traralgon South, and took these photos of a baby boobook and its mother near his home.
    • So it was a group of four that finally made it to where humans had been keeping boobooks in captivity.
    • Did he by chance know a boobook owl named Hala?
    • I helped the race of boobook owls escape from humans!

Origin

Early 19th century: imitative of its call.

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