Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 17, 2004 13:00
20 yrs ago
French term
Craqueter
French to English
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Cigogne craquète
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +8 | clatter |
Martine Etienne
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4 | croak |
Triangle Translations Int'l, LLC Daniel Bossut
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clatter
Though storks are considered to be largely silent birds, most species perform some variety of a bill-clattering display. This display reaches its most advanced form in the White Stork. They begin by throwing their heads straight back to create an amplifying resonance box in the gular pouch of the lower neck. As they clatter their upper and lower mandibles together rapidly they produce a loud machine-gun-like rattle that rises and falls in pace.
European White Stork
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus/Species: Ciconia ciconia ciconia
European White Stork
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus/Species: Ciconia ciconia ciconia
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croak
Every now and then [the stork] will croak like a bullfrog, or hiss like a snake
Reference:
http://pelotes.jea.com/wodstrk.htm
http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showRguide.asp?rguideID=716&speciesID=2476
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