hù
鹱
shearwater; petrel; seabird
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Meanings
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shearwater; petrel (a large seabird with webbed feet and a hooked beak)
technicalA technical term in zoology referring to birds of the family Procellariidae, such as the streaked shearwater (白额鹱).
Bái白
é额
hù鹱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
guǎng广
fàn泛
fēn分
bù布
yú于
Xī西
Tài太
píng平
yáng洋
de的
dà大
xíng型
hǎi海
niǎo鸟
。
The streaked shearwater is a large seabird widely distributed across the western Pacific Ocean.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hù鹱
shàn善
yú于
qián潜
shuǐ水
bǔ捕
shí食
yóu鱿
yú鱼
hé和
yú鱼
lèi类
。
This type of shearwater is skilled at diving to catch squid and fish.
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Hǎi海
àn岸
biān边
de的
xuán悬
yá崖
qiào峭
bì壁
shàng上
qī栖
xī息
zhe着
chéng成
qún群
de的
hù鹱
。
Flocks of shearwaters roost on the steep cliffs by the seashore.