English Dictionary

CENTROPUS PHASIANINUS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Centropus phasianinus mean? 

CENTROPUS PHASIANINUS (noun)
  The noun CENTROPUS PHASIANINUS has 1 sense:

1. Australian bird with a tail like a pheasantplay

  Familiarity information: CENTROPUS PHASIANINUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CENTROPUS PHASIANINUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Centropus phasianinus; pheasant coucal; pheasant cuckoo

Hypernyms ("Centropus phasianinus" is a kind of...):

coucal (Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"April showers bring May flowers." (English proverb)

"To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway" (Breton proverb)

"Journey and you will find replacement to the ones left behind." (Arabic proverb)

"You will get furthest with honesty." (Czech proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact