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| has gloss | (noun) an archaic term for a parrot popinjay |
| has gloss | eng: Also called "Pole Archery" Popinjay or Popingo (signifying a painted bird) is a shooting sport that can be performed with either rifles or archery equipment. The rifle form is a popular diversion in Denmark; a Scottish variant is also known. The archery form is popular in Belgium and is shot occasionally in the United Kingdom under the governance of the Grand National Archery Society. In Germany a traditional shooting at wooden birds placed on an high pole is called "Vogelschießen" (that is "bird shooting"). These are being carried out either with small bore rifles or crossbows. |
| lexicalization | eng: popinjay |
| subclass of | (noun) usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds parrot |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Das Vogelschießen ist ein alter Brauch aus dem Schützenwesen. |
| lexicalization | deu: Vogelschießen |
| Armenian | |
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| lexicalization | hye: փուչ`թեթևսոլիկ մարդ |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: pembual/pesolek |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: попугай |
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| lexicalization | rus: чистюля |
| Turkish | |
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| lexicalization | tur: papaðan |
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| similar | e/Popinjay (sport) |
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| media:img | Kilwinning Papingos.JPG |
| media:img | Ravensburg Rutenfest 2005 Adlerschießen der Mädchen.jpg |
| media:img | Vogelschießen Volkskundemuseum Erfurt.jpg |
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