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thickhead 音标拼音: [θ'ɪkh ,ɛd] n. 笨人,呆子 笨人,呆子 thickhead n 1: Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call [ synonym: { thickhead}, { whistler}] Native \ Na" tive\ ( n[= a]" t[ i^] v), a. [ F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See { Nation}, and cf. { Na[" i] ve}, { Neif} a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Anaximander' s opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. -- Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to one' s birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to { foreign}; as, native land, language, color, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or { imported}; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with { domestic}. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as { congenital}, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas { congenital} may be used for negative qualities. See also { congenital} [ 1913 Webster PJC] Courage is native to you. -- Jowett ( Thucyd.). [ 1913 Webster] 6. Naturally related; cognate; connected ( with). [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 7. ( Min.) ( a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold. ( b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. [ 1913 Webster] { Native American party}. See under { American}, a. { Native bear} ( Zool.), the koala. { Native bread} ( Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia ({ Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. { Native devil}. ( Zool.) Same as { Tasmanian devil}, under { Devil}. { Native hen} ( Zool.), an Australian rail ({ Tribonyx Mortierii}). { Native pheasant}. ( Zool.) See { Leipoa}. { Native rabbit} ( Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({ Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form. { Native sloth} ( Zool.), the koala. { Native thrush} ( Zool.), an Australian singing bird ({ Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also { thickhead}. { Native turkey} ( Zool.), the Australian bustard ({ Choriotis australis}); -- called also { bebilya}. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital. Usage: { Native}, { Natural}, { Natal}. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one' s birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one' s birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial. [ 1913 Webster]
Thickhead \ Thick" head`\, n. 1. A thick- headed or stupid person. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) Any one of several species of Australian singing birds of the genus { Pachycephala}. The males of some of the species are bright- colored. Some of the species are popularly called { thrushes}. [ 1913 Webster]
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