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bunting

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雀類;棉外套;睡袋

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
   bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,
   related to the finches and sparrows (family
   {Fringillid[ae]}).

   Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
         ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana});
         the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed
         ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the
         bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes or Po[oe]cetes
         gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana});
         the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow
         bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or
         bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow
         bunting}, {Lark bunting}.

Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting
   sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material
   used for that purpose.]
   A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and
   ships' signals.

資料來源 : WordNet®

bunting
     n 1: a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
     2: any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North
        America
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