grayback
n . 灰鲸;黑头鸦;南军的士兵
灰鲸;黑头鸦;南军的士兵
grayback n 1 :
a dowitcher with a grey back [
synonym : {
greyback }, {
grayback },
{
Limnodromus griseus }]
2 :
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere [
synonym : {
knot }, {
greyback }, {
grayback },
{
Calidris canutus }]
Gray \
Gray \ (
gr [=
a ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Grayer };
superl . {
Grayest }.]
[
OE .
gray ,
grey ,
AS .
gr [=
ae ]
g ,
gr [=
e ]
g ;
akin to D .
graauw ,
OHG .
gr [=
a ]
o ,
G .
grau ,
Dan .
graa ,
Sw .
gr [*
a ],
Icel .
gr [=
a ]
r .]
[
Written also {
grey }.]
1 .
any color of neutral hue between white and black ;
white mixed with black ,
as the color of pepper and salt ,
or of ashes ,
or of hair whitened by age ;
sometimes ,
a dark mixed color ;
as ,
the soft gray eye of a dove .
[
1913 Webster ]
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Gray -
haired ;
gray -
headed ;
of a gray color ;
hoary .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Old ;
mature ;
as ,
gray experience . --
Ames .
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4 .
gloomy ;
dismal .
[
PJC ]
{
Gray antimony } (
Min .),
stibnite .
{
Gray buck } (
Zool .),
the chickara .
{
Gray cobalt } (
Min .),
smaltite .
{
Gray copper } (
Min .),
tetrahedrite .
{
Gray duck } (
Zool .),
the gadwall ;
also applied to the female mallard .
{
Gray falcon } (
Zool .)
the peregrine falcon .
{
Gray Friar }.
See {
Franciscan },
and {
Friar }.
{
Gray hen } (
Zool .),
the female of the blackcock or black grouse .
See {
Heath grouse }.
{
Gray mill }
or {
Gray millet } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants of the genus {
Lithospermum };
gromwell .
{
Gray mullet } (
Zool .)
any one of the numerous species of the genus {
Mugil },
or family {
Mugilid [
ae ]},
found both in the Old World and America ;
as the European species ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
capito },
and {
Mugilid [
ae ]
auratus }),
the American striped mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
albula }),
and the white or silver mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
Braziliensis }).
See {
Mullet }.
{
Gray owl } (
Zool .),
the European tawny or brown owl ({
Syrnium aluco }).
The great gray owl ({
Ulula cinerea })
inhabits arctic America .
{
Gray parrot } (
Zool .),
an African parrot ({
Psittacus erithacus }),
very commonly domesticated ,
and noted for its aptness in learning to talk .
Also called {
jako }.
{
Gray pike }. (
Zool .)
See {
Sauger }.
{
Gray snapper } (
Zool .),
a Florida fish ;
the sea lawyer .
See {
Snapper }.
{
Gray snipe } (
Zool .),
the dowitcher in winter plumage .
{
Gray whale } (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin .
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
someimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare ; --
called also {
grayback },
{
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
[
1913 Webster ]
Grayback \
Gray "
back `\,
n . (
Zool .)
(
a )
The California gray whale .
(
b )
The redbreasted sandpiper or knot .
(
c )
The dowitcher .
(
d )
The body louse .
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1913 Webster ]
Gray whale \
Gray whale \ (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin ; --
called also {
grayback }, {
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
sometimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare .
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
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1913 Webster PJC ]
Redhead \
Red "
head `\ (-
h ?
d `),
n .
1 .
A person having red hair .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
An American duck ({
Aythya Americana })
highly esteemed as a game bird .
It is closely allied to the canvasback ,
but is smaller and its head brighter red .
Called also {
red -
headed duck }. {
American poachard },
{
grayback },
and {
fall duck }.
See Illust .
under {
Poachard }.
(
b )
The red -
headed woodpecker .
See {
Woodpecker }.
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Bot .)
A kind of milkweed ({
Asclepias Curassavica })
with red flowers .
It is used in medicine .
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1913 Webster ]
Dowitcher \
Dow "
itch *
er \,
n . (
Zool .)
The red -
breasted or gray snipe ({
Macrorhamphus griseus }); --
called also {
brownback },
and {
grayback }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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