Abbott's boobyn.

Brit.

/ˌabəts ˈbuːbi/, U.S.

/ˈæbəts ˈbubi/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Abbott , booby n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of William Louis Abbott (1850–1936), U.S. explorer and naturalist, who discovered this bird on Assumption Island in 1892 + booby n.¹

A large black and white gannet, Papasula abbotti, formerly widespread in the Indian Ocean but now found only in the vicinity of Christmas Island.

ΚΠ

1910 F. Wood-Jones Coral & Atolls 300 The very solemn vomiting of large quantities of fish by the big Abbott's booby when it was pushed from its solitary egg.

1978 Science 24 Nov. 879/1 Abbott's booby..used to be more widespread in the Indian Ocean, but guano mining and deforestation on many islands destroyed the tall trees in which it nested.

2005 J. B. Nelson Pelicans, Cormorants, & Relatives i. v. 157/1 Abbott's booby has an exceptionally low productivity but the offspring that eventually depart have benefited from prolonged post-fledging feeding.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abbotts booby
释义	Abbott's boobyn. Brit. /ˌabəts ˈbuːbi/, U.S. /ˈæbəts ˈbubi/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Abbott , booby n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of the name of William Louis Abbott (1850–1936), U.S. explorer and naturalist, who discovered this bird on Assumption Island in 1892 + booby n.¹ A large black and white gannet, Papasula abbotti, formerly widespread in the Indian Ocean but now found only in the vicinity of Christmas Island. ΚΠ 1910 F. Wood-Jones Coral & Atolls 300 The very solemn vomiting of large quantities of fish by the big Abbott's booby when it was pushed from its solitary egg. 1978 Science 24 Nov. 879/1 Abbott's booby..used to be more widespread in the Indian Ocean, but guano mining and deforestation on many islands destroyed the tall trees in which it nested. 2005 J. B. Nelson Pelicans, Cormorants, & Relatives i. v. 157/1 Abbott's booby has an exceptionally low productivity but the offspring that eventually depart have benefited from prolonged post-fledging feeding. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1910
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