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鸳鸯yuān·yāng鸟,像野鸭,体形较小,嘴扁,颈长,趾间有蹼,善游泳,翼长,能飞。雄鸟有彩色羽毛,头后有铜赤、紫、绿等色的长冠毛,嘴红色。雌鸟羽毛苍褐色,嘴灰黑色,雌雄多成对生活在水边。文学上用来比喻夫妻。{mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); bird resembling wild duck but smaller, having a flat beak, a long neck, webbed feet, and long wings, able to fly and good at swimming, the male having colourful feathers and a long reddish brown, purple or green aigrette, while the female having dark brown feathers and a dark grey beak, oft. living in couples at waterside. They are compared to husband and wife in literature.} |