green-wingedadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnwɪŋd/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinˈwɪŋd/

Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and winged adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., winged adj.¹

Etymology: < green adj. + winged adj.¹

Having green wings or wing-like parts, esp. in names of birds, insects, and plants.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having green wings

green-winged1637

1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. iv. 68 Teales, there are of two sorts greene winged, and blew winged.

1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects xxxi. 194 Out of a spittle that hangs upon herbs is produced a green winged creature, in shape very like the little Grashopper.

1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 14 The Green-Wing'd Dove.

1809 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. XXIX. 2059 Orchis Morio. Green-winged Meadow Orchis... A native of meadows and pastures that are rather moist.

1849 C. Lanman Lett. Alleghany Mts. ix. 73 The Cherokees relate that there once existed among these mountains a very large bird, which resembled in appearance the green winged hornet.

1889 Leisure Hour Mar. 175/1 Two or three, such as the Early Purple, and the Green-winged Meadow Orchid, are too common to be entirely overlooked.

1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 39 One of the largest is the green-winged Hercules beetle of the West Indies.

2005 Parrots Apr. 32/2 The Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloroptera ) can be found deep in the rainforest.

Compounds

green-winged orchid n. a European grassland orchid, Anacamptis morio (formerly Orchis morio), which has pinkish-violet flowers, the sepals forming a hood marked with green veins; also called green-veined orchid.

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1865 Jrnl. Bath & West Eng. Soc. 13 90 Such are rushes, sedges, and moor-grasses, with devil's bit, scabious, green winged orchids, and cowslips.

1950 J. Brooke Wild Orchids of Brit. 89 The Green-winged Orchid is very similar, in general appearance, to the Early Purple.

2006 Daily Tel. 23 June 9/3 An initial survey of the..site has identified wildflowers including green-winged orchid.., clustered bellflower and autumn gentian.

green-winged orchis n. = green-winged orchid n.

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1730 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal II. 537/1 Orchis Morio fœmina, flore roseo... Green-winged Orchis with a Rose-coloured Flower.

1831 J. Curtis Topogr. Hist. County of Leicester p. xxxix (list) Orchys..morio—Green-winged orchis.

1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 158/1 Green-winged Orchis (O. morio). This Orchis can be identified by its flower shape.

green-winged teal n. originally and chiefly North American the common teal of Eurasia, Anas crecca, which also breeds in northern North America (so called to distinguish it from the blue-winged teal, A. discors, of North America).The North American green-winged teal is now often treated as a separate species, A. carolinensis.

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1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina ii. x. 295 A[nas] migratoria, the least green winged teal.

1832 N. J. Wyeth First Jrnl. 6 Nov. in Corr. (1899) 177 There is..the grey duck..green winged teel Buffle heads Cape Races Dippers of the Sea loons.

1907 ‘N. Blanchan’ Birds Every Child should Know xvii. 269 In every slough where mallards, blue- and green-winged teal,..and pintails settle down to rest in the autumn, gunners wait concealed in the sedges.

2004 Canad. Geographic May 87/1 A green-winged teal makes its clear call, like a high-pitched pennywhistle with a pea rattling in it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	green-winged
释义	green-wingedadj. Brit. /ˈɡriːnwɪŋd/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˈwɪŋd/ Forms: see green adj. and n.¹ and winged adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., winged adj.¹ Etymology: < green adj. + winged adj.¹ Having green wings or wing-like parts, esp. in names of birds, insects, and plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having green wings green-winged1637 1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. iv. 68 Teales, there are of two sorts greene winged, and blew winged. 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects xxxi. 194 Out of a spittle that hangs upon herbs is produced a green winged creature, in shape very like the little Grashopper. 1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 14 The Green-Wing'd Dove. 1809 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. XXIX. 2059 Orchis Morio. Green-winged Meadow Orchis... A native of meadows and pastures that are rather moist. 1849 C. Lanman Lett. Alleghany Mts. ix. 73 The Cherokees relate that there once existed among these mountains a very large bird, which resembled in appearance the green winged hornet. 1889 Leisure Hour Mar. 175/1 Two or three, such as the Early Purple, and the Green-winged Meadow Orchid, are too common to be entirely overlooked. 1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 39 One of the largest is the green-winged Hercules beetle of the West Indies. 2005 Parrots Apr. 32/2 The Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloroptera ) can be found deep in the rainforest. Compounds green-winged orchid n. a European grassland orchid, Anacamptis morio (formerly Orchis morio), which has pinkish-violet flowers, the sepals forming a hood marked with green veins; also called green-veined orchid. ΚΠ 1865 Jrnl. Bath & West Eng. Soc. 13 90 Such are rushes, sedges, and moor-grasses, with devil's bit, scabious, green winged orchids, and cowslips. 1950 J. Brooke Wild Orchids of Brit. 89 The Green-winged Orchid is very similar, in general appearance, to the Early Purple. 2006 Daily Tel. 23 June 9/3 An initial survey of the..site has identified wildflowers including green-winged orchid.., clustered bellflower and autumn gentian. green-winged orchis n. = green-winged orchid n. ΚΠ 1730 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal II. 537/1 Orchis Morio fœmina, flore roseo... Green-winged Orchis with a Rose-coloured Flower. 1831 J. Curtis Topogr. Hist. County of Leicester p. xxxix (list) Orchys..morio—Green-winged orchis. 1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 158/1 Green-winged Orchis (O. morio). This Orchis can be identified by its flower shape. green-winged teal n. originally and chiefly North American the common teal of Eurasia, Anas crecca, which also breeds in northern North America (so called to distinguish it from the blue-winged teal, A. discors, of North America).The North American green-winged teal is now often treated as a separate species, A. carolinensis. ΚΠ 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina ii. x. 295 A[nas] migratoria, the least green winged teal. 1832 N. J. Wyeth First Jrnl. 6 Nov. in Corr. (1899) 177 There is..the grey duck..green winged teel Buffle heads Cape Races Dippers of the Sea loons. 1907 ‘N. Blanchan’ Birds Every Child should Know xvii. 269 In every slough where mallards, blue- and green-winged teal,..and pintails settle down to rest in the autumn, gunners wait concealed in the sedges. 2004 Canad. Geographic May 87/1 A green-winged teal makes its clear call, like a high-pitched pennywhistle with a pea rattling in it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1637
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