Any of several small, often brilliantly colored Australasian parrots that feed primarily on soft fruits or the nectar and pollen of flowers and blooming trees. 短尾鹦鹉一种澳大拉西亚的体小、通常色彩鲜艳的鹦鹉,主要食软果或水果原汁花与开花树木和花的蜜
Australasian shrubs or small trees. 澳大利亚灌木或小乔木。
Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar. 长着适于吸取花蜜的舌和喙的澳大利西亚鸟。
australasian
[ adj ] relating to or found in Australasia <adj.pert>
Australasian \Aus`tral*a"sian\, a. Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.
Sales were up 2.2 per cent to ADollars 4.9bn. The poor result reflects a difficult year for BTR Nylex in which margins have been squeezed by recession in its main Australasian markets.
However, Pilkington is not expected to recoup the Pounds 103m it spent in 1988 to acquire 50.3 per cent of the Australasian business from BTR Nylex. The flotation is expected to take place in mid-1994.