pardalote
/ˈpɑːdələʊt/noun
1- a small short-billed Australian songbird related to the flowerpeckers, typically having white spots or streaks on the dark wings and crown. Also called DIAMOND-BIRD in Australia.啄花鸟, 斑食蜜鸟。〈澳〉亦称DIAMOND-BIRD.
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- Genus Pardalotus, family Dicaeidae (or Pardalotidae): several species.豹斑啄鸟属, 啄花鸟科（或斑食蜜鸟科）：数种。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pardalotus, from Greek pardalōtos 'spotted like a leopard', based on pardos （see PARD）.