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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgarça-verde
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɡaɾsɐ ˈveɾdʒi
"A garça-verde é encontrada frequentemente perto de riachos."
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2 senses- 1
A North American name for certain wading birds, especially the green heron.
"We spotted a poor-joe standing motionless at the edge of the marsh." - 2
A simple, improvised mechanical device or tool used in agricultural or manual labor.
"The farmer used a makeshift poor-joe to clear the drainage ditch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in North America during the 19th century, combining the adjective 'poor' with the common personal name 'Joe' as a generic personification. Originally used in regional dialects to denote various wading birds, such as the green heron, due to their mournful call or solitary, lean appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poor-joe" is said worldwide
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héron vert
Transliteration: eʁɔ̃ vɛʁ
"Le héron vert chasse les petits poissons dans les marais."
Grünreiher
Transliteration: ɡʁyːnˌʁaɪ̯ɐ
"Der Grünreiher lauert geduldig am Ufer auf Beute."
airone verde
Transliteration: aˈiːrone ˈverde
"L'airone verde vive solitario vicino alle zone umide."
garza verdosa
Transliteration: ˈɡaɾsa βeɾˈdosa
"La garza verdosa se alimenta principalmente de peces pequeños."
garça-verde
Transliteration: ˈɡaɾsɐ ˈveɾdʒi
"A garça-verde é encontrada frequentemente perto de riachos."
हरा बगुला
Transliteration: hara bagula
"हरा बगुला पानी के पास चुपचाप शिकार का इंतज़ार करता है।"
绿鹭
Transliteration: lǜ lù
"绿鹭通常单独在湿地和河岸边觅食。"
초록해오라기
Transliteration: chorokhaeoragi
"초록해오라기는 습지 근처에서 주로 발견된다."
ミドリサギ
Transliteration: midorisagi
"ミドリサギは湿地や川辺で獲物を待ち伏せする。"
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