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pied

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pied /paɪd/ adjective [only before noun]  HBAused in the names of birds that are black and white 黑白色的 〔用于鸟名〕 a pied wagtail 黑白鸰
Examples from the Corpus
piedFor the male pied flycatcher, bigamy is obviously a successful strategy, but it also requires quite complex behavioural adaptations.A delightful small black and white bird appeared: a male pied flycatcher.The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher.A key adaptation in pied flycatchers, therefore, is the timing of their breeding season.They now began to side with the extreme wing of the pied noir integrationist movement, which openly called for his overthrow.He's a pied piper of sorts, being somewhat successful in drawing young people to the hate movement.The flashy gear turned you, however unwillingly, into a sort of pied piper of Western materialism.Five pied wagtails landed silently on the white-hot sand on the far side of the square.
Origin pied (1300-1400) pie magpie ( → MAGPIE)
pied adjectiveChinese
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pied
pied /paɪd/ adjective [only before noun]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: pie __magpie__ ( magpie)
used in the names of birds that are black and white:
    a pied wagtail


piedBrE /paɪd/ 🔊NAmE /paɪd/ 🔊 adjective(especially of birds 尤指鸟) of two or more different colours, especially black and white 黑白双色的;多色的;杂色的