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booby    音标拼音: [b'ubi]
n. 呆子,傻瓜

呆子,傻瓜

booby
n 1: an ignorant or foolish person [synonym: {dumbbell}, {dummy},
{dope}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
2: small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or
both

Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), a.
Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.
[1913 Webster]


Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Boobies} (-b[i^]z). [Sp.
bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.)
(a) A swimming bird ({Sula fiber} or {Sula sula}) related
to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies,
nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account
of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it
allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised
approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other
species of gannets; as, {Sula piscator}, the
{red-footed booby}; and {Sula nebouxii}, the
{blue-footed booby}.
(b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.
[1913 Webster]

{Booby hatch}
(a) (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily
removable.
(b), an insane asylum. [Colloq.]

{Booby hut}, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local,
U. S.] --Bartlett.

{Booby hutch}, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the
eastern part of England. --Forby.

{Booby prize}, an award for the poorest performance in a
competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a
strikingly inferior or incompetent performance.

{Booby trap}
(a), a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a
door is opened.
(b), any concealed device causing surprise or injury when
a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military
operations, typically containing an explosive charge.
[1913 Webster PJC]


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  • Booby | Bird, Description, Habitat, Facts | Britannica
    Booby, any of six or seven species of large tropical seabirds constituting the family Sulidae (order Pelecaniformes or Suliformes) Their bills are long, their bodies cigar-shaped, and their wings long, narrow, and angular Learn more about boobies, including various species
  • Booby Bird - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
    The booby Bird, better known simply as the “Booby,” is actually a group of seabirds that share the Sula taxonomical genus There are six species of Boobies alive today, the Blue-Footed, Red-Footed, Masked, Nazca, Brown, and Peruvian Booby
  • Blue-footed Booby - All About Birds
    The Blue-footed Booby has captivated the human imagination for centuries with its mating display, in which its vivid baby-blue feet play a key role The other part of the name—booby—is reportedly taken from the Spanish for “stupid,” (“bobo”) and refers to these birds’ tameness around people
  • The Booby Family – How to Spot Identify Them Correctly - Birdzilla
    Booby Family Boobies are ten bird species that make up the Sulidae bird family Some birders also refer to them as “Sulids,” and all are big seabirds with long, pointed wings, wedge-shaped tails, and large, wedge-shaped beaks The largest booby species are the three gannets; white, goose-sized birds with black flight feathers
  • 10 Booby Species - The Worlds Rarest Birds
    The booby is a seabird that is found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world Boobies are part of the Sulidae family of seabirds, which includes gannets and cormorants They are known for their graceful flight, their large size and their distinctive bright colors
  • All About the Seabirds Known as Boobies - Medium
    Boobies (Sula spp ) are large seabirds made famous for the brightly colored feet in a few species Those feet have led to the common names like red-footed and blue-footed But why do we call them
  • Blue-footed Booby - eBird
    Learn more about Blue-footed Booby from… Large seabird of inshore waters, often seen from beaches but not usually up close Adult has streaky brown-and-white neck and bright blue feet Immature has dusky brownish head and neck and grayish feet All plumages told from Brown Booby by white at the base and tip of the tail
  • Brown Booby | Audubon Field Guide
    Typical booby shape with heavy pointed bill, pointed tail, long wings Adults solid brown with sharply contrasting white belly, yellow bill Immatures have brown mottling on belly, and youngest may be evenly brown all over
  • Brown Booby - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on Animalia. bio
    The Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird It is perhaps the most common and widespread species of the booby family Sulidae They are gregarious birds that only nest on the ground and roost on solid objects rather than the water surface
  • Booby Bird: Description, Types, Pictures, Fun Facts - TheBirdPedia
    Booby bird is a sea bird that belongs to the family Sulidae Booby is a great flier and also has good driving skills, but they appear awkward while





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