Kamus Online

Related advertisement

Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Solitary thrush (0.09342 detik)

Found 1 items, similar to Solitary thrush.

Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Solitary thrush

Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
[1913 Webster]

Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

Hie home unto my chamber,
Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
journey; a solitary life.
[1913 Webster]

Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society;
retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
[1913 Webster]

4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
[1913 Webster]

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
people. --Lam. i. 1.
[1913 Webster]

Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
therein. --Job iii. 7.
[1913 Webster]

5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
vengeance; a solitary example.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
[1913 Webster]

Solitary ant (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
of the family {Mutillid[ae]}. The female of these insects
is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.

Solitary bee (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
form communities.

Solitary sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
(Totanus solitarius).

Solitary snipe (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]

Solitary thrush (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]