murmuration
/ˌmɜːməˈreɪʃən/noun
poetic/literary <诗/文>
1
- mass noun the action of murmuring发细声:
the murmuration of a flock of warblers.
一群刺嘴莺的啁啾声。
2
- rare a flock of starlings〈罕〉一群椋鸟。
词源
late Middle English: from French, from Latin murmuratio(n-), from murmurare 'to murmur'. The usage as a collective noun dates from the late 15th cent.