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词汇 ortolan
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Definition of ortolan in English:

ortolan

(also ortolan bunting)
noun ˈɔːt(ə)lənˈɔrd(ə)lən
  • A small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat.

    圃鹀

    Emberiza hortulana, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dali was quite impressed, though he said he himself only ate ‘food with faces’ which meant fish and ortolans.
    • We used our data to test whether long-distance movements in the ortolan bunting occurred before males became territorial (natal dispersal) or during adult life (breeding dispersal).
    • Like Otto's thin-crusted, griddle-cooked pizza, possibly the most controversial foodstuff to hit Gotham since Le Cirque's ortolans.
    • The ortolan was so prized as a delicacy that it was almost hunted into extinction.
    • After their heads have been cut or bitten off, ortolans are eaten whole (bones and all) from underneath a napkin - to hide the shame of such cruelty and gluttony from the sight of God.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French, from Provençal, literally 'gardener', based on a diminutive of Latin hortus 'garden'.

Rhymes

portolan

Definition of ortolan in US English:

ortolan

(also ortolanbunting)
nounˈôrd(ə)lənˈɔrd(ə)lən
  • A small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat.

    圃鹀

    Emberizahortulana, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We used our data to test whether long-distance movements in the ortolan bunting occurred before males became territorial (natal dispersal) or during adult life (breeding dispersal).
    • The ortolan was so prized as a delicacy that it was almost hunted into extinction.
    • Like Otto's thin-crusted, griddle-cooked pizza, possibly the most controversial foodstuff to hit Gotham since Le Cirque's ortolans.
    • After their heads have been cut or bitten off, ortolans are eaten whole (bones and all) from underneath a napkin - to hide the shame of such cruelty and gluttony from the sight of God.
    • Dali was quite impressed, though he said he himself only ate ‘food with faces’ which meant fish and ortolans.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French, from Provençal, literally ‘gardener’, based on a diminutive of Latin hortus ‘garden’.

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