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短尾贼鸥

duǎn wěi zéi ōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
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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-dff0158326be297f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

短尾賊鷗 短尾贼鸥 [duan3 wei3 zei2 ou1] /(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 短尾賊鷗

  • 短
    duǎn

    short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 贼
    zéi

    thief / robber / (bound form) traitor / subversive / (bound form) evil / wicked / sly / shifty / devious / (literary) to harm / to injure / (coll.) extremely / insanely / damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

  • 鸥
    ōu

    common gull

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