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名詞

umbrette (複数形 umbrettes)

1. Synonym of hammerkop (Scopus umbretta, a bird)
   • 1906, Ernest Ingersoll, The wit of the wild, page 235:

     We cannot see that the haer-head is exposed to any greater present dangers than are its cousins, or that it gains much or anything from its superior comforts and defenses — that is, the umbrettes do not seem to increase faster than do the other African waders.