须浮鸥

鬚浮鷗
xūfú'ōu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
  2. 2 marsh tern species

Examples

Xūfú'ōu cháng zài shuǐdàotián hé húpō shàngkōng fēixiáng.
Whiskered terns often fly over rice paddies and lakes.
Fánzhíqī de xūfú'ōu yǒu yī tiáo míngxiǎn de báisè zīwén.
In breeding plumage, whiskered terns show a distinct white whisker-stripe.

Tips

memory
Name breaks down perfectly: 'whisker' + 'floating (over marshes)' + 'gull/tern' — 'marsh-skimming whiskered tern'. The white cheek below the black cap really does look like a whisker.

Stroke Order

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