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单词 penduline tit
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Definition of penduline tit in English:

penduline tit

nounˈpɛndjʊlʌɪn
  • A small Old World songbird that builds a nest suspended from a branch.

    悬巢山雀

    Family Remizidae: genera Anthoscopus (several species in Africa) and Remiz (R. pendulinus of Eurasia)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He then left on a bird-watching holiday among the lakes in northern Germany in search, according to aides, of the rock partridge, wallcreeper, middle spotted woodpecker and elusive penduline tit.
    • The eggs of the penduline tit Remiz pendulinus are frequently abandoned as both parents go in search of new sexual conquests, a study reported in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology has found.
    • Each day there seemed to be something special that we saw or heard: the aquatic warbler, a citrine wagtail, a rosefinch, a penduline tit flying in and out of its nest or a bittern booming.
    • The Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus exhibits an intense sexual conflict over parental care. This
    • We investigated these hypotheses in the penduline tit Remiz pendulinus, a small passerine bird that has sequential polygamy by both sexes and strict uniparental care either by the male or the female.

Origin

Early 19th century (as penduline titmouse): penduline from French or modern Latin pendulinus, from Latin pendulus 'hanging down'.

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