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单词 tody
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Definition of tody in English:

tody

nounPlural todies ˈtəʊdiˈtoʊdi
  • A small insectivorous Caribbean bird related to the motmots, with a large head, long bill, bright green upper parts, and a red throat.

    短尾鴗

    Family Todidae and genus Todus: five species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The occurrence of torpor varied with both season and sex: it was observed only in breeding season birds, and only female todies became torpid.
    • Like motmots and todies, kingfishers often have brilliant plumage, are largely insectivorous, and nest in cavities that are often excavated in earthen banks.
    • Oligocene fossils of todies and motmots from Wyoming and France, for example, indicate that the current ranges of these two groups are relictual.
    • When compared with the BMR of other very small birds, the tody's energetic demands appear unremarkable.
    • Torpor in the tody, and its association with season and sex, illustrates the unusual character of this tiny bird's thermoregulatory physiology.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French todier, from Latin todus, the name of a small bird.

Rhymes

Jodie, roadie, toady

Definition of tody in US English:

tody

nounˈtoʊdiˈtōdē
  • A small insectivorous Caribbean bird related to the motmots, with a large head, long bill, bright green upper parts, and a red throat.

    短尾鴗

    Family Todidae and genus Todus: five species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like motmots and todies, kingfishers often have brilliant plumage, are largely insectivorous, and nest in cavities that are often excavated in earthen banks.
    • Oligocene fossils of todies and motmots from Wyoming and France, for example, indicate that the current ranges of these two groups are relictual.
    • Torpor in the tody, and its association with season and sex, illustrates the unusual character of this tiny bird's thermoregulatory physiology.
    • When compared with the BMR of other very small birds, the tody's energetic demands appear unremarkable.
    • The occurrence of torpor varied with both season and sex: it was observed only in breeding season birds, and only female todies became torpid.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French todier, from Latin todus, the name of a small bird.

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