Name of some small bird. (Swainson, after Skinner, suggests the Blue titmouse.)
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > unspecified and miscellaneous birds > [noun] > unspecified (50) tidifec1385 Name of some small bird. (Swainson, after Skinner, suggests the Blue titmouse.) tymor?a1400 The name of some bird (if the reading is correct). holste14.. An old name of some bird. popard1411 A bird, perhaps the spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. Cf. popeler, n. popera1450 A bird used for food, perhaps the spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. Cf. popard, n. wercocka1475 Some kind of bird. tytyferc1565 The name of some small bird. caladrie1567 Wyclif's adaptation of the Charadrius of the Vulgate, Χαραδριός of the Septuagint. The latter was, ‘according to Sundevall, the stone-curlew or… butwin1570 Some unknown bird. brandlet1576 A bird: perhaps the Brandtail or Redstart. pecteale1579 Apparently: a kind of wildfowl (see etymological note). stockard1579 Alleged name of a bird. tanterueale1579 The name of some bird. pyralis1580 A bird (perhaps a kind of pigeon) mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman authors. Obsolete. twite1582 Any of several other birds. Obsolete. rare. gnat-snapper1598 = gnat-snap n. herodian1609 A bird (not identified) listed as unclean in the book of Leviticus: see note in etymology. grindle1610 Some bird. skirwingle1610 Some kind of bird. spawe1610 Some kind of bird. tydie1612 The name of some small bird; ? = tidife, n. fillady1620 Some bird in Newfoundland. wake1623 A North African bird. gnat-gnapper1627 = gnat-snapper n. blackbird1678 With distinguishing word. Any of various other birds with predominantly black plumage. Obsolete. ricebird1704 A South-East Asian bird (not identified). Obsolete. rare. long tongue1731 A small South African bird (unidentified). Obsolete. angle-taster1744 Apparently: the long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. stearing1769 (See quot. 1769.) weaver-oriole1782 weaver-bunting1783 sedge-wren1802 = sedge-warbler n.; also, a small bird native to Australasia. satin grackle1822 the satin bowerbird, Ptilorhynchus violaceus. Audubon1837 Used attributively or in the possessive case of certain birds. nankeen bird1837 = nankeen night heron n. fife-bird1854 jug1881 As the second element in local names of various small birds, as bank-jug, the chiffchaff, also the willow warbler; hedge-jug, the long-tailed… upholsterer1890 transferred. Applied to certain bees and birds. Also attributive. Subcategories:— aquatic or shore (12) |
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