sunbittern
/ˈsʌnˌbɪtən/noun
1- a tropical American wading bird with a long bill, neck, and legs, having mainly greyish plumage but showing chestnut and orange on the wings when they are spread in display日。
1.1
- Eurypyga helias, the only member of the family Eurypygidae.拉丁名Eurypyga helias,日科中的唯一成员。
词源
late 19th cent.: so named because of the pattern on the spread wings, that resembles a sunset.