单词 | nestling |
释义 | Related topics: Birdsnest·ling /ˈnestlɪŋ, ˈneslɪŋ/ noun [countable] HBBa very young bird that cannot leave its nest because it is not yet able to fly 雏鸟Examples from the Corpusnestling• More aggressive than their cousins, Caspians may supplement their fish diet with other birds' eggs and nestlings.• Instead of going closer to the nest and finding the genuinely helpless nestlings, the killer followed the apparently helpless adult bird.• For a start, the nest, its eggs, its nestlings and its owners are all highly camouflaged.• All are roost sites except Salthouse, where there was a nest and the pellets collected came mainly from the nestlings.• I wanted to stay until the nestlings left.nest·ling nounChineseSyllable bird young leave very that because its nest Corpus a cannot |
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