Anna's hummingbirdn.

Brit.

/ˌanəz ˈhʌmɪŋbəːd/, U.S.

/ˌænəz ˈhəmɪŋbərd/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Anna hummingbird.

β. 1800s– Anna's hummingbird.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Anna , hummingbird n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the forename of Anna Masséna (1802–87), the wife of Prince François-Victor Masséna (1799–1863), second Duke of Rivoli and amateur ornithologist, who procured the original specimen + hummingbird n., after French oiseau-mouche Anna ( R. P. Lesson Hist. naturelle des oiseaux-mouches (1829) 205). In β. forms < the genitive of the forename of Anna Masséna + hummingbird n.

A hummingbird native to western North America, Calypte anna, the male of which has a pinkish-red head and throat.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Trochilidae (humming-bird) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

zumbador1758

sunbeam1769

black warrior1831

hermit-bird1837

Anna's hummingbird1839

jacobin1843

straight-tail1843

vervain hummingbird1847

wedge-bill1848

fiery topaz1854

sungem1856

wood-star1859

calliope1861

rainbow1861

sabre-wing1861

sawbill1861

swallowtail1861

sword-bill1861

thorn-bill1861

visor-bearer1861

warrior1861

wood-nymph1861

puffleg1869

calliope hummingbird1872

flame-bearer1882

shear-tail1885

plature1890

rainbow starfrontlet1966

1839 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. V. 238 (heading) Anna Humming Bird. Trochilus Anna.

1895 C. Bendire Life Hist. N. Amer. Birds II. 206 The breeding range of Anna's Hummingbird..appears to be a rather restricted one.

1953 E. R. Blake Birds Mexico 265 Anna Hummingbirds have a similar pattern [to Costa Hummingbirds], but their heads and gorgets appear bright rose-red in suitable light.

1988 Birder's World July 12/2 Anna's Hummingbird..is the only hummingbird species that winters extensively in North America, largely in the western coastal states.

2009 Daily Tel. 10 June 8/5 Researchers from the University of California have found that the courtship dive of the Anna's Hummingbird, recorded at 58mph, makes it the fastest animal in the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	annas hummingbird
释义	Anna's hummingbirdn. Brit. /ˌanəz ˈhʌmɪŋbəːd/, U.S. /ˌænəz ˈhəmɪŋbərd/ Forms: α. 1800s– Anna hummingbird. β. 1800s– Anna's hummingbird. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Anna , hummingbird n. Etymology: In α. forms < the forename of Anna Masséna (1802–87), the wife of Prince François-Victor Masséna (1799–1863), second Duke of Rivoli and amateur ornithologist, who procured the original specimen + hummingbird n., after French oiseau-mouche Anna ( R. P. Lesson Hist. naturelle des oiseaux-mouches (1829) 205). In β. forms < the genitive of the forename of Anna Masséna + hummingbird n. A hummingbird native to western North America, Calypte anna, the male of which has a pinkish-red head and throat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Trochilidae (humming-bird) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of zumbador1758 sunbeam1769 black warrior1831 hermit-bird1837 Anna's hummingbird1839 jacobin1843 straight-tail1843 vervain hummingbird1847 wedge-bill1848 fiery topaz1854 sungem1856 wood-star1859 calliope1861 rainbow1861 sabre-wing1861 sawbill1861 swallowtail1861 sword-bill1861 thorn-bill1861 visor-bearer1861 warrior1861 wood-nymph1861 puffleg1869 calliope hummingbird1872 flame-bearer1882 shear-tail1885 plature1890 rainbow starfrontlet1966 1839 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. V. 238 (heading) Anna Humming Bird. Trochilus Anna. 1895 C. Bendire Life Hist. N. Amer. Birds II. 206 The breeding range of Anna's Hummingbird..appears to be a rather restricted one. 1953 E. R. Blake Birds Mexico 265 Anna Hummingbirds have a similar pattern [to Costa Hummingbirds], but their heads and gorgets appear bright rose-red in suitable light. 1988 Birder's World July 12/2 Anna's Hummingbird..is the only hummingbird species that winters extensively in North America, largely in the western coastal states. 2009 Daily Tel. 10 June 8/5 Researchers from the University of California have found that the courtship dive of the Anna's Hummingbird, recorded at 58mph, makes it the fastest animal in the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1839
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