单词 | eve-churr |
释义 | † eve-churrn. Obsolete. 1. A mole cricket (probably Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa).Other names for this insect include churr-worm and nightchurr. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Orthoptera > family Gryllotalpidae > member of genus Gryllotalpa eve-churr1634 churr-worm1668 fen-cricket1678 mole-cricket1686 mole1714 gryllotalpa1791 1634 T. T. de Mayerne et al. Moffett's Insectorum Theatrum (new ed.) i. xxiv. 164 De Gryllotalpa...Anglis fenkricket, eve-churre. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §2 Fen-Cricket, Evechurr, Churr-worm. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Eve-churr, a Worm. 1834 C. C. Clarke Adam the Gardener 59 They also heard a little jarring, or chirping noise in the grass..and were informed that it proceeded from that curious insect the mole-cricket; which, from the noise it makes, is called in some parts of England the ‘churr-worm’, and ‘eve-churr’. 2. The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus.Other names for this birds include churn-owl, eve-jar, and nightchurr. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar) goat-milker1611 goatsucker1611 nighthawk1611 nightjar1630 dor-hawk1668 churn-owl1674 fern-owl1678 goat owl1766 eve-jara1793 puckeridgea1793 moth-hunter1816 wheel-bird1817 jar-owl1832 nightchurr1837 night-swallow1840 eve-churr1861 wheeler1862 scissors-grinder1875 puck1878 spinner1885 1861 J. C. Atkinson Brit. Birds' Eggs & Nests 102 Night-Jar...Night Hawk, Goat-sucker,..Wheel-bird, Eve-churr, Night-churr, Puckeridge. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 96. Nightjar... So called from the strange whirring, jarring noise..uttered by the bird on summer evenings; whence also Night Churr. Eve Churr. Wheel bird (Stirling). 1890 Daily News 15 July 5/1 He is still a bird of many names. Some, like nightjar, eve-churr..are suggestive of his voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1634 |
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