alpine chough
/ˈalpaɪn ˈtʃʌf/
alpine chough noun: a species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.
Noun (1)
alpine chough (plural alpine choughs)
- A species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.
- In a sense these sections form refrains to the two couplets, in which two types of material are used: birdsong, consisting of the calls and cries of the alpine chough and the raven, and passages representing the flight of the alpine chough and the flight of the golden eagle.1989, Robert Sherlaw Johnson, Messiaen, page 138
- The alpine chough was seen by Edmund Hillary on his way to the summit of Mount Everest at 28,000 feet, and I believe it is likely that the little cache of biscuits and candy placed on the summit by Tensing Norkay in May, 1953, was visited by alpine choughs on their patrols in search of human debris.2000, Lawrence W. Swan, Tales of the Himalaya: Adventures of a Naturalist, page 97
Noun (2) capitalized: Alpine Chough
Alpine Chough (plural Alpine Choughs)
- Alternative letter-case form of alpine chough.
Noun (3) capitalized: Alpine chough
Alpine chough (plural Alpine choughs)
- Alternative letter-case form of alpine chough.
Forms of alpine chough
| plural | alpine choughs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Alpine Chough |
| alternative form | Alpine chough |
| plural | Alpine Choughs |
| plural | Alpine choughs |
Questions about alpine chough
- What does alpine chough mean?
- Alpine chough means a species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.
- What part of speech is alpine chough?
- Alpine chough is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alpine chough?
- Alpine chough is pronounced /ˈalpaɪn ˈtʃʌf/.
- What is the plural of alpine chough?
- The plural of alpine chough is alpine choughs.
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