| 单词 | peahen |
| 释义 | peahen noun[C] uk/ˈpiː.hen/us/ˈpiː.hen/afemalepeacock 雌孔雀 David & Micha Sheldon/F1online/GettyImages Other wild birds
Examplesofpeahenpeahen Indeed, people from across the country have written to me complaining not only about barking dogs, but about screeching peacocks and peahens, among other things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An exact analogy cannot, of course, be made, because although you can take apeahento court, no such action is possible against the unfeathered variety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The male is called a peacock, the female apeahen, and the offspring peachicks. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Worse, the female (thepeahen) would, he argues, be conspicuous in those conditions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For instance, peacocks display vibrant plumage colours in an attempt to attract and copulate with their female counterpart, thepeahen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On hearing that nine peahens bathed in the lake outside, he set out, despite her efforts to have him stay. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The empress bribed his servant to blow a whistle when the nine peahens approached. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.According to a rough estimate, there are more than 1,000 peacocks andpeahenin the sanctuary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The gene produces melanism in the male and in thepeahenit produces a dilution of colour with creamy white and brown markings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many studies have suggested that the quality of train is an honest signal of the condition of males and that peahens select males on the basis of their plumage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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