whiteback

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Various species that have a white back, including:; A wild duck, the canvasback (Aythya valisineria) countable,uncountable
    — […], slopehead,. whiteback, thunder duck, and gourmet's delight have been used to characterize the canvasback which has been described as the gold standard by which other species are compared .
  2. A white immigrant, especially one moving to or from the United States. countable,humorous,uncountable
    — With only a head full of figures and a pocket full of indigestion tablets, a "whiteback" CPA emerges from the Rio Grande hoping for a better life in Mexico.
  3. Various species that have a white back, including:; The white-backed duck. (Thalassornis leuconotus) countable,uncountable
    — The creation of managed habitats shows that most duck species will take to them, the main exceptions being the Pygmy Goose and the Whiteback Duck.
  4. Various species that have a white back, including:; The white-backed griffon vulture (Gyps africanus) countable,uncountable
    — One snake-necked Whiteback teeters on the head then, steady, dips into the socket.
  5. Various species that have a white back, including:; A Lithuanian breed of cattle, (Lietuvos baltnugariai galvijai) countable,uncountable
    — In the early 20th centruy the number of white-backs was fairly large, though not recognized as a bree, these Baltic landrace cattle accounted for about 10% of the national herd.
  6. A type of paperboard used in packaging that has a smooth white surface on one side and a brown or unbleached surface on the other side. countable,uncountable
    — Overall, the downgrading has favored FBB and, in particular, whiteback folding boxboard, which can offer a very good whiteness and therefore good print qualities compared with SBB .
  7. A type of denim that is indigo on one side, and pale on the back. attributive,uncountable
    — The whiteback navy jeans were selected most often;

词形变化

whitebacks plural whitebacks plural

词源

词源 1
From white + back.
词源 2
Blend of white + wetback.
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