2013年4月17日水曜日

Bitterns

1bit;tern pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle english bitoure, from anglo-french butor, from vulgar latin *butitaurus, from latin buteo hawk + taurus bulldate: 1515 : any of various small or medium-sized usually secretive herons (especially genera botaurus and ixobrychus)

2013年4月4日木曜日

Disploding

dis;plode pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): dis;plod;ed; dis;plod;ingetymology: latin displodere, from dis- + plaudere to clap, applauddate: 1667 archaic : explode— dis;plo;sion noun