honeyguiden.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪˌɡʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈhəniˌɡaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., guide n.

Etymology: < honey n. + guide n. In sense 1 partly after South African Dutch honingwijzer.

1. Any of various small birds of the family Indicatoridae of Africa and South Asia, related to woodpeckers and barbets, many of which feed on beeswax or bee larvae; esp. (more fully greater honeyguide) Indicator indicator, of sub-Saharan Africa, which attracts humans and other mammals, esp. honey badgers, to bee nests.

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honeybird1735

honeyguide1777

bee-cuckoo1786

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1777 A. Sparrman in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 67 43 The Dutch settlers thereabouts have given this bird the name of Honig-wyzer, or Honey-guide, from its quality of discovering wild honey to travellers.

1798 Sporting Mag. 12 89 A remarkable bird called the Honeyguide.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 59/2 The Honey-Guide Cuckoo.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi x. 209 The honey guide is an extraordinary bird; how is it that every member of its family has learned, that all men, white or black, are fond of honey?

1900 Ibis 6 691 Having heard the story of the Honey-guide before, I was much interested.

1955 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 108. 1 The honey-guides are a small family of picarian birds related to the barbets, the woodpeckers, and the toucans.

2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 40/3 The greater honeyguide..uses its chattering call to lead a honey badger to a bees' nest.

2. Botany. = nectar guide n. at nectar n. Compounds 3.

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the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > nectar or honey-dew > part of plant secreting > markings showing location of

honeyguide1879

nectar mark1881

nectar guide1885

pathfinder1889

nectar spot1892

1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. 6 The lines and bands by which so many flowers are ornamented... These honey-guides are absent in night flowers.

1907 F. Cavers Plant Biol. vi. 246 The two side petals (which act as ‘honey-guides’).

1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods iii. 39 Having approached a flower, honeybees..must locate the actual source of the nectar. It is then that honey-guides become particularly effective.

2007 Plant Ecol. 193 9/2 Honey guides on the lower corolla lip most likely play important roles in attracting honey suckers, especially bees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honeyguide
释义	honeyguiden. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪˌɡʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌɡaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., guide n. Etymology: < honey n. + guide n. In sense 1 partly after South African Dutch honingwijzer. 1. Any of various small birds of the family Indicatoridae of Africa and South Asia, related to woodpeckers and barbets, many of which feed on beeswax or bee larvae; esp. (more fully greater honeyguide) Indicator indicator, of sub-Saharan Africa, which attracts humans and other mammals, esp. honey badgers, to bee nests. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Indicatoridae (honey-guide) honeybird1735 honeyguide1777 bee-cuckoo1786 indicator1835 1777 A. Sparrman in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 67 43 The Dutch settlers thereabouts have given this bird the name of Honig-wyzer, or Honey-guide, from its quality of discovering wild honey to travellers. 1798 Sporting Mag. 12 89 A remarkable bird called the Honeyguide. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 59/2 The Honey-Guide Cuckoo. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi x. 209 The honey guide is an extraordinary bird; how is it that every member of its family has learned, that all men, white or black, are fond of honey? 1900 Ibis 6 691 Having heard the story of the Honey-guide before, I was much interested. 1955 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 108. 1 The honey-guides are a small family of picarian birds related to the barbets, the woodpeckers, and the toucans. 2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 40/3 The greater honeyguide..uses its chattering call to lead a honey badger to a bees' nest. 2. Botany. = nectar guide n. at nectar n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > nectar or honey-dew > part of plant secreting > markings showing location of honeyguide1879 nectar mark1881 nectar guide1885 pathfinder1889 nectar spot1892 1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. 6 The lines and bands by which so many flowers are ornamented... These honey-guides are absent in night flowers. 1907 F. Cavers Plant Biol. vi. 246 The two side petals (which act as ‘honey-guides’). 1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods iii. 39 Having approached a flower, honeybees..must locate the actual source of the nectar. It is then that honey-guides become particularly effective. 2007 Plant Ecol. 193 9/2 Honey guides on the lower corolla lip most likely play important roles in attracting honey suckers, especially bees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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