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 shuǐdào tián hé húpō shàngkōng fēixiáng.
Whiskered terns often fly over rice paddies and lakes.
Fánzhí qī de xūfú'ōu yǒu yītiáo míngxiǎn de báisè zī wén.
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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