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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesकलगीदार
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kalagidaar
"वह कलगीदार पक्षी जंगल में कीड़े ढूंढ रहा है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a crest or cap of feathers covering the crown of the head, characteristic of certain birds such as woodpeckers.
"The striking red crest of the pileated woodpecker flashed against the dark bark of the decaying tree." - 2
In botany and mycology, having a cap or pileus, similar to the structure of certain mushrooms.
"The forest floor was dotted with various pileated fungi emerging after the autumn rain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin word 'pileatus', meaning 'capped', which traces back to the Latin 'pileus', a felt cap worn in ancient Rome. It entered English in the 19th century as an ornithological descriptor for birds possessing a prominent crest or cap of feathers on the top of the head.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pileated" is said worldwide
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huppé
Transliteration: y-pe
"Le grand pic est un oiseau huppé très reconnaissable."
mit einer Haube versehen
Transliteration: mit einer Haube versehen
"Der Helmspecht ist ein auffällig mit einer Haube versehener Vogel."
ciuffuto
Transliteration: chuffuto
"Il picchio dal ciuffo rosso è facilmente identificabile."
coronado
Transliteration: koronado
"El carpintero crestado tiene una apariencia muy llamativa."
cristado
Transliteration: kristado
"O pica-pau-de-penacho é uma espécie de ave com crista proeminente."
कलगीदार
Transliteration: kalagidaar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह कलगीदार पक्षी जंगल में कीड़े ढूंढ रहा है।"
有冠毛的
Transliteration: yǒu guān máo de
"北美黑啄木鸟是一种有冠毛的鸟类。"
깃털관이 있는
Transliteration: gitteolgwani inneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"까막딱다구리는 머리에 뚜렷한 깃털관이 있는 새입니다."
冠羽のある
Transliteration: kan'u no aru
Script: 日本語
"ハイイロキツツキは頭部に赤い冠羽のある鳥です。"
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