woodpeckers

英 [ˈwʊdˌpɛkəz]

美 [ˈwʊdˌpɛkərz]

n.  啄木鸟
woodpecker的复数

柯林斯词典

• 啄木鸟
  Awoodpeckeris a type of bird with a long sharp beak. Woodpeckers use their beaks to make holes in tree trunks.

双语例句

• Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.
  啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中。
• At the same time, hill says, he heard a "double knock"-the unusual pecking sound that distinguishes the ivory-bill from other types of woodpeckers.
  就在同时，希尔听到了象牙喙区别于其它啄木鸟的独特的“双击”声。
• Any of six species of New World woodpeckers ( genus Colaptes) noted for spending much time on the ground eating ants.
  啄木鸟科扑动鴷属六种新大陆鸟。大部分时间消磨在觅食地上的蚂蚁。
• They included rewards for boffins who had researched into why woodpeckers don't get headaches from all that tapping, and whether dung beetles really enjoy their diet of faeces.
  其中包括奖励研究啄木鸟为什么不头疼、龟子是否真正享受大粪的科学家们。
• All the woodpeckers have scansorial feet.
  所有的啄木鸟都有适於攀爬的脚。
• How did woodpeckers get their name?
  啄木鸟是怎么得名的？
• Chickadees, woodpeckers, and owls stay north for the season.
  山雀、啄木鸟和猫头鹰呆在北方度过这个季节。
• Scientists who pioneer research into why woodpeckers do not get headaches and whether dung beetles like their diet have at last been recognized for their work.
  研究啄木鸟为什麽不头痛和金龟子是否喜欢吃大粪的科学家们终于得到了肯定。
• Any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers.
  南美洲和中美洲的多种鸟类，喙弯曲，尾部羽毛硬，爬行和进食类似啄木鸟。
• But altruism does not exist only in humans: it has been observed in woodpeckers, leafcutter ants and vampire bats.
  但利他行为并不是人类的专利，啄木鸟、切叶蚁和吸血蝙蝠都有利他行为。