woodcock
noun[C]
uk/ˈwʊd.kɒk/us/ˈwʊd.kɑːk/pluralwoodcock[C]
alargebirdwithbrownishfeathers,shortlegs, and along,thinbeakthatlivesmainlyinwoodsand is sometimeshuntedforfoodorsport:
丘鹬，山鹬Thecoldweathercausedmanywoodlandbirds,includingwoodcock andwrens, toflocktourbanareastofindfood.寒冷的天气造成许多生活在树林中的鸟类，包括山鹬和鹪鹩，飞到都市区域寻找食物。
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[U]
thefleshof the woodcock,eatenasmeat:
丘鹬肉；山鹬肉Ourdinnerthatnightwaslocallyshotwoodcock andgrilledhalibut.那晚我们的晚餐是当地打的山鹬和烤比目鱼。
- The Cocker Spaniel was so called because thedogswere used tohuntwoodcock.
- Reducing the aspenforestinfavourofconiferswon'thelpthe woodcockpopulation, he said.
- Heparticularlyenjoyedshootingwoodcock on Islay, butlamentedthedeclineofgrouseon theisland.
- Sheaskedhow wewantedthe woodcockserved.
- Thechefincludesin hisrepertoiresomeclassicsofFrenchcuisineincludingroastedwoodcockservedwith asaucemade fromitsbones.
Ducks, geese & game birds
- capercaillie
- drake
- duck
- duckling
- ducky
- game
- gander
- geese
- goose
- gosling
- grouse
- guinea fowl
- guinea hen
- mallard
- non-game
- partridge
- pheasant
- quail
- turkey
- wildfowl
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