ortolan
/ˈɔːtələn/(亦作ortolan bunting)
noun
1- a small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat圃鹀。
1.1
- Emberiza hortulana, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae).拉丁名Emberiza hortulana,鹀科(鹀亚科)。
词源
early 16th cent.: from French, from Provençal, literally 'gardener', based on a diminutive of Latin hortus 'garden'.