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单词 locust bird
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Definition of locust bird in English:

locust bird

noun ˈləʊkəst bəːd

  • 1In the Near East and Asia: the rose-coloured starling, Pastor roseus.

  • 2South African. A stork or crane, especially the white stork, Ciconia ciconia (more fully "great locust bird"). Also: a pratincole (genus Glareola); the wattled starling, Creatophora cinerea (more fully "small locust bird" or "little locust bird").

Origin

Mid 18th century. From locust + bird.

Definition of locust bird in US English:

locust bird

nounˈləʊkəst bəːd

  • 1In the Near East and Asia: the rose-coloured starling, Pastor roseus.

  • 2South African. A stork or crane, especially the white stork, Ciconia ciconia (more fully "great locust bird"). Also: a pratincole (genus Glareola); the wattled starling, Creatophora cinerea (more fully "small locust bird" or "little locust bird").

Origin

Mid 18th century. From locust + bird.
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