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霍氏鹰鹃

Huò shì yīng juāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-556725c5dc886d39. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

霍氏鷹鵑 霍氏鹰鹃 [Huo4 shi4 ying1 juan1] /(bird species of China) Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor)/

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Other forms in these source records: 霍氏鷹鵑

  • 霍
    huò

    (literary) suddenly

    Huò

    surname Huo

  • 氏
    shì

    (bound form) family name / surname (as in 王氏[Wáng shì] "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name / née (as in 李王氏[Lǐ Wáng shì] "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

    zhī

    used in 月氏[Yuè zhī] / used in 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

  • 鹰
    yīng

    general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)

  • 鹃
    juān

    cuckoo

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