yù
鹬
snipe; wading bird; shorebird
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
snipe; sandpiper (a long-billed wading bird)
Refers to various species of the family Scolopacidae, characterized by cryptic plumage and long slender bills adapted for probing in mud.
Yù鹬
niǎo鸟
zài在
hé河
biān边
de的
qiǎn浅
shuǐ水
zhōng中
mì觅
shí食
。
The snipe is foraging in the shallow water by the river.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yù鹬
měi每
nián年
qiū秋
tiān天
dōu都
huì会
qiān迁
xǐ徙
dào到
nán南
fāng方
guò过
dōng冬
。
This species of snipe migrates south every autumn to spend the winter.
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Yù鹬
de的
tuǐ腿
xì细
cháng长
，
fēi非
cháng常
shì适
hé合
zài在
ní泥
tān滩
shàng上
xíng行
zǒu走
。
The snipe's long slender legs are perfectly adapted for walking on mudflats.