diamond-backadj.n.

Etymology: Short for diamond-backed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdiamond-back.

A. adj.

= Diamond-backed, having the back marked with one or more lozenge-shaped figures.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having back marked with lozenges

diamond-back1887

diamond-backed1895

1887 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Sept. 456 Baltimore,..the home of the soft-shell crab, the diamond-back terrapin.

1894 G. W. Cable John March xxvii Di'mon'-back rattle-snake hisself cayn't no mo' scare me 'n if I was a hawg.

1931 H. F. Pringle Theodore Roosevelt i. v. 58 People of the blue blood dined nightly on diamond-back terrapin.

1956 C. H. Pope Reptile World 219 The diamond-back rattlers..are the giants among rattlesnakes.

B. n.

a. The Diamond-back Moth (see quots.).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tortricidae > tortrix trapezana (diamond-back)

diamond-back1819

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 436 The testaceous Diamond-back, Tortrix trapezana.

1891 E. A. Ormerod in Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 2 599 The pale patterns along these edges form diamond-shaped marks, whence the English name ‘diamond-back moth’.

1891 E. A. Ormerod in Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 2 611 These showed unmistakable signs of diamond-back caterpillar ravage.

b. The Diamond-backed Turtle.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Emydidae (freshwater turtles) > malaclemmys palustris (diamond-back)

diamond-back1895

1895 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Jan. The diamond-back [turtle] is undeniably and unspeakably ugly.

c. A rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus or C. atrox, having diamond-shaped markings on its back. U.S.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > genus or member of genus Crotalus > rattlesnake

rattlesnake1624

cascabel1758

prairie rattlesnake1817

rattler1827

water rattle1832

mangrove cascabel1858

horned rattlesnake1870

sidewinder1875

prairie rattler1878

diamond rattlesnake1883

water rattler1888

diamond-back1907

timber rattler1936

1907 R. L. Ditmars Reptile Bk. xlv. 449 The flattened trails of the big Diamond-backs across the dry sandy roads.

1908 Daily Chron. 28 Aug. 7/4 The fangs of a big diamond-back are three-quarters of an inch long.

1956 C. H. Pope Reptile World 219 The western diamond-back (Crotalus atrox) is a reptile of dry country and deserts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	diamond-back
释义	diamond-backadj.n. Etymology: Short for diamond-backed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdiamond-back. A. adj. = Diamond-backed, having the back marked with one or more lozenge-shaped figures. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having back marked with lozenges diamond-back1887 diamond-backed1895 1887 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Sept. 456 Baltimore,..the home of the soft-shell crab, the diamond-back terrapin. 1894 G. W. Cable John March xxvii Di'mon'-back rattle-snake hisself cayn't no mo' scare me 'n if I was a hawg. 1931 H. F. Pringle Theodore Roosevelt i. v. 58 People of the blue blood dined nightly on diamond-back terrapin. 1956 C. H. Pope Reptile World 219 The diamond-back rattlers..are the giants among rattlesnakes. B. n. a. The Diamond-back Moth (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tortricidae > tortrix trapezana (diamond-back) diamond-back1819 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 436 The testaceous Diamond-back, Tortrix trapezana. 1891 E. A. Ormerod in Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 2 599 The pale patterns along these edges form diamond-shaped marks, whence the English name ‘diamond-back moth’. 1891 E. A. Ormerod in Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 2 611 These showed unmistakable signs of diamond-back caterpillar ravage. b. The Diamond-backed Turtle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Emydidae (freshwater turtles) > malaclemmys palustris (diamond-back) diamond-back1895 1895 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Jan. The diamond-back [turtle] is undeniably and unspeakably ugly. c. A rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus or C. atrox, having diamond-shaped markings on its back. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > genus or member of genus Crotalus > rattlesnake rattlesnake1624 cascabel1758 prairie rattlesnake1817 rattler1827 water rattle1832 mangrove cascabel1858 horned rattlesnake1870 sidewinder1875 prairie rattler1878 diamond rattlesnake1883 water rattler1888 diamond-back1907 timber rattler1936 1907 R. L. Ditmars Reptile Bk. xlv. 449 The flattened trails of the big Diamond-backs across the dry sandy roads. 1908 Daily Chron. 28 Aug. 7/4 The fangs of a big diamond-back are three-quarters of an inch long. 1956 C. H. Pope Reptile World 219 The western diamond-back (Crotalus atrox) is a reptile of dry country and deserts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1819
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