korhaann.

Brit.

/kɔːˈhɑːn/,

/kəˈrɑːn/, U.S.

/ˌkɔrˈhɑn/,

/kəˈrɑn/, South African English

/kɒˈrɑːn/,

/kɔːˈhɑːn/

Forms: Also knorhaan, knoraan, koerhaan, koorhaan, korhaen, koran, etc.

Etymology: < South African Dutch kor- or knorhaan, < kor-, knor-, an imitation of the bird's cry (compare Dutch korren to coo, knorren to grumble, snarl) + haan cock. (In Holland korhaan is the woodcock; compare German kurrhahn heathcock.)

South African.

The name given to certain species of South African bustards, of the family Otididæ.

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1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 139 The Knorhan. Among the Wild Fowls at the Cape, there is a Sort of Birds, a Male of which the Europeans there call Knor-Cock: a Female they call Knor-Hen.

1775 F. Masson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 317 The fields abounded also with korhaans (a kind of bustard).

1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. iv. 153 Knorrhane is the name of a kind of Otis.

1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) I. iv. 153 Korr-haen is the name of a kind of Otis.

1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 264 A new species of Korhaen or bustard was seen here.

1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. 451 [Otis afra] Native of the country north of the Cape of Good Hope, where it is called Korhane, or Knorhaan, from its cry.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iii. 49 I saw and shot the black koran, an excellent game-bird, allied to the bustards, so abundant throughout South Africa.

1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 287 The Knorhaan (lit. Scolding Cock) is abundant throughout the whole colony, frequenting the open country.

1876 H. Brooks Natal 137 The koraan or knoraan of the Dutch settlers (Eupodotis scolopacea).

1880 P. Gillmore On Duty 106 I observed a new variety of ‘koran’ on these flats..a brown-coloured species.

1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. 250 The bush koorhaan..are playing their strange aerial pranks.

1936 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 296/2 The country was still rolling grass, with little game except koerhaan, which were plentiful everywhere.

1936 E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 150 The ‘Korhaans’ are the smaller-sized Bustards.

1964 P. A. Clancey Birds Natal & Zululand 143 The blue korhaan occurs sparingly in the interior of Natal.

1972 L. G. Green When Journey's Over (1973) xii. 143 Casserole of guinea fowl, stewed korhaan and pigeon and Namaqua partridges were as familiar at Klipfontein as grouse in the Savoy Grill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	korhaan
释义	korhaann. Brit. /kɔːˈhɑːn/, /kəˈrɑːn/, U.S. /ˌkɔrˈhɑn/, /kəˈrɑn/, South African English /kɒˈrɑːn/, /kɔːˈhɑːn/ Forms: Also knorhaan, knoraan, koerhaan, koorhaan, korhaen, koran, etc. Etymology: < South African Dutch kor- or knorhaan, < kor-, knor-, an imitation of the bird's cry (compare Dutch korren to coo, knorren to grumble, snarl) + haan cock. (In Holland korhaan is the woodcock; compare German kurrhahn heathcock.) South African. The name given to certain species of South African bustards, of the family Otididæ. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Otididae > member of genus Eupodotis knorhan1731 korhaan1731 florikan1780 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 139 The Knorhan. Among the Wild Fowls at the Cape, there is a Sort of Birds, a Male of which the Europeans there call Knor-Cock: a Female they call Knor-Hen. 1775 F. Masson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 317 The fields abounded also with korhaans (a kind of bustard). 1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope I. iv. 153 Knorrhane is the name of a kind of Otis. 1786 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope (ed. 2) I. iv. 153 Korr-haen is the name of a kind of Otis. 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 264 A new species of Korhaen or bustard was seen here. 1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. 451 [Otis afra] Native of the country north of the Cape of Good Hope, where it is called Korhane, or Knorhaan, from its cry. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iii. 49 I saw and shot the black koran, an excellent game-bird, allied to the bustards, so abundant throughout South Africa. 1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 287 The Knorhaan (lit. Scolding Cock) is abundant throughout the whole colony, frequenting the open country. 1876 H. Brooks Natal 137 The koraan or knoraan of the Dutch settlers (Eupodotis scolopacea). 1880 P. Gillmore On Duty 106 I observed a new variety of ‘koran’ on these flats..a brown-coloured species. 1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. 250 The bush koorhaan..are playing their strange aerial pranks. 1936 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 296/2 The country was still rolling grass, with little game except koerhaan, which were plentiful everywhere. 1936 E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 150 The ‘Korhaans’ are the smaller-sized Bustards. 1964 P. A. Clancey Birds Natal & Zululand 143 The blue korhaan occurs sparingly in the interior of Natal. 1972 L. G. Green When Journey's Over (1973) xii. 143 Casserole of guinea fowl, stewed korhaan and pigeon and Namaqua partridges were as familiar at Klipfontein as grouse in the Savoy Grill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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