leaf-cuttern.

Brit.

/ˈliːfˌkʌtə/, U.S.

/ˈlifˌkədər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, cutter n.¹

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + cutter n.¹In sense 1a originally after French coupeuse de feuilles leaf-cutter bee (1742 in R. A. F. de Réaumur Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes VI., the source referred to in quot. 1761); compare French coupe-feuilles (1809 or earlier).

a. An insect that cuts portions out of the leaves of plants; esp. a leaf-cutter bee or leaf-cutter ant.

ΚΠ

1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 844 Reaumur..describes another kind of bees, which he calls coupefeuilles (leaf-cutters).

1837 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 229/1 There are several other bees nearly allied to these..which are also leaf-cutters, or upholsterers, as they have been called.

1882 Cent. Mag. July 391 Besides the common honey-bee there are many other species here... Among these are the bumble-bees, mason-bees, carpenter-bees, and leaf-cutters.

1935 T. Rayment Cluster of Bees 213 There were wildflowers to yield nectar for the innumerable wild bees, including..black leaf-cutters.

1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 132 In spite of all the leaf-cutters and root-borers and blossom-spoilers, vegetation still flourishes.

2004 E. Reid D.B. xii. 297 Rosenbaum walked down an aisle ticking off the various names: ‘Pyramid ants.., pharaoh ants, leaf cutters, velvety tree ants.’

†b. Any of three South American passerine birds of the genus Phytotoma (family Cotingidae); = plant-cutter n. (a) at plant n.¹ Compounds 5. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Phytotomidae (plant-cutter)

plant-cutter1802

leaf-cutter1878

1878 Belgravia Sept. 326 On the palate..of the rare Phytotome, a South American perching bird belonging to the group of the Leafcutters,..we find two rows of bony denticulations.

1884 G. Allen in Longman's Mag. Jan. 291 The South American leaf-cutter has..bony bosses on its beak and palate.

†2. U.S. A paperknife. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > other knives

bollock knifec1400

paring knife1415

spudc1440

pricking-knifec1500

shaving-knife1530–1

by-knifec1570

heading knife1574

stock knife1582

drawing knife1583

bung-knife1592

weeding knife1598

drawing knife1610

heading knife1615

draw knife1679

dressing knife1683

redishing knife1688

mocotaugan1716

skinning knife1767

paper knife1789

draw shave1824

leaf-cutter1828

piece-knife1833

nut-pick1851

relic knife1854

butch1859

straw-knife1862

sportsman's companion1863

ulu1864

skinner1872

hacker1875

over-shave1875

stripping-knife1875

Stanley knife1878

flat-back1888

gauge-knife1888

tine-knife1888

plough1899

band-knife1926

X-Acto1943

shank1953

box cutter1955

ratchet knife1966

ratchet1975

1828 T. H. Lister Herbert Lacy I. xi. 209 Sir William, dressed in a long, loose frock coat, was reclining..with an ivory leaf-cutter in one hand.

1851 S. Warner Wide Wide World I. iii. 41 Furnish the desk with an ivory leaf-cutter.

1877 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 28 Aug. 2 One of Dentu's novels..lay on the top, with a leaf-cutter.

1917 M. C. Budlong Plan Organization Small Libr. ii. 33 Collation and accession supplies. Essential. Bone or ivory leaf cutter, broad flat blade preferred.

Compounds

leaf-cutter ant n. any of numerous New World ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, which cut pieces from leaves and take them back to the colony, where they are used to cultivate fungi that the ants feed on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > leaf-cutting or carrying ant

parasol ant1781

leaf-cutting ant1863

leaf-cutter ant1879

1879 A. S. Packard Zoology vii. 382 The leaf-cutter ants of Central and South America (Fig. 365) are famous from their leaf-cutting habits.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 484 To this great family belong also the celebrated honey ants, the fungus-growing ants, the leaf-cutter ants, and many others.

2013 New Yorker 22 Apr. 60/3 Green-and-black poison dart frogs hopped about in the litter, and leaf-cutter ants carried tiny flowers.

leaf-cutter bee n. any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile (family Megachilidae), which cut discs from leaves and petals and use them to line the cells of their nest burrows.

ΘΚΠ

leaf-cutting bee1763

leaf-cutter bee1781

upholsterer1830

1781 J. Barbut Les Genres des Insectes de Linné 265/1 Others dwell and work in solitude, building the cradles of their families; as the leaf-cutter bee does with the rose-tree leaf.

1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 191 The leaf-cutter bee also (Apis centuncularis) by cutting pieces out..disfigures it [sc. the rose] considerably.

1909 Nation 30 Oct. 191/1 One of them bears the tell-tale snippet-mark of a leaf-cutter bee.

2003 Horticulture Mar. 20 Thousands of species of solitary bees, like mason bees, leafcutter bees, carpenter bees, and digger bees,..build and provision individual nests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leaf-cutter
释义	leaf-cuttern. Brit. /ˈliːfˌkʌtə/, U.S. /ˈlifˌkədər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, cutter n.¹ Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + cutter n.¹In sense 1a originally after French coupeuse de feuilles leaf-cutter bee (1742 in R. A. F. de Réaumur Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes VI., the source referred to in quot. 1761); compare French coupe-feuilles (1809 or earlier). 1. a. An insect that cuts portions out of the leaves of plants; esp. a leaf-cutter bee or leaf-cutter ant. ΚΠ 1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 844 Reaumur..describes another kind of bees, which he calls coupefeuilles (leaf-cutters). 1837 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 229/1 There are several other bees nearly allied to these..which are also leaf-cutters, or upholsterers, as they have been called. 1882 Cent. Mag. July 391 Besides the common honey-bee there are many other species here... Among these are the bumble-bees, mason-bees, carpenter-bees, and leaf-cutters. 1935 T. Rayment Cluster of Bees 213 There were wildflowers to yield nectar for the innumerable wild bees, including..black leaf-cutters. 1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 132 In spite of all the leaf-cutters and root-borers and blossom-spoilers, vegetation still flourishes. 2004 E. Reid D.B. xii. 297 Rosenbaum walked down an aisle ticking off the various names: ‘Pyramid ants.., pharaoh ants, leaf cutters, velvety tree ants.’ †b. Any of three South American passerine birds of the genus Phytotoma (family Cotingidae); = plant-cutter n. (a) at plant n.¹ Compounds 5. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Phytotomidae (plant-cutter) plant-cutter1802 leaf-cutter1878 1878 Belgravia Sept. 326 On the palate..of the rare Phytotome, a South American perching bird belonging to the group of the Leafcutters,..we find two rows of bony denticulations. 1884 G. Allen in Longman's Mag. Jan. 291 The South American leaf-cutter has..bony bosses on its beak and palate. †2. U.S. A paperknife. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > other knives bollock knifec1400 paring knife1415 spudc1440 pricking-knifec1500 shaving-knife1530–1 by-knifec1570 heading knife1574 stock knife1582 drawing knife1583 bung-knife1592 weeding knife1598 drawing knife1610 heading knife1615 draw knife1679 dressing knife1683 redishing knife1688 mocotaugan1716 skinning knife1767 paper knife1789 draw shave1824 leaf-cutter1828 piece-knife1833 nut-pick1851 relic knife1854 butch1859 straw-knife1862 sportsman's companion1863 ulu1864 skinner1872 hacker1875 over-shave1875 stripping-knife1875 Stanley knife1878 flat-back1888 gauge-knife1888 tine-knife1888 plough1899 band-knife1926 X-Acto1943 shank1953 box cutter1955 ratchet knife1966 ratchet1975 1828 T. H. Lister Herbert Lacy I. xi. 209 Sir William, dressed in a long, loose frock coat, was reclining..with an ivory leaf-cutter in one hand. 1851 S. Warner Wide Wide World I. iii. 41 Furnish the desk with an ivory leaf-cutter. 1877 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 28 Aug. 2 One of Dentu's novels..lay on the top, with a leaf-cutter. 1917 M. C. Budlong Plan Organization Small Libr. ii. 33 Collation and accession supplies. Essential. Bone or ivory leaf cutter, broad flat blade preferred. Compounds leaf-cutter ant n. any of numerous New World ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, which cut pieces from leaves and take them back to the colony, where they are used to cultivate fungi that the ants feed on. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > leaf-cutting or carrying ant parasol ant1781 leaf-cutting ant1863 leaf-cutter ant1879 1879 A. S. Packard Zoology vii. 382 The leaf-cutter ants of Central and South America (Fig. 365) are famous from their leaf-cutting habits. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 484 To this great family belong also the celebrated honey ants, the fungus-growing ants, the leaf-cutter ants, and many others. 2013 New Yorker 22 Apr. 60/3 Green-and-black poison dart frogs hopped about in the litter, and leaf-cutter ants carried tiny flowers. leaf-cutter bee n. any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile (family Megachilidae), which cut discs from leaves and petals and use them to line the cells of their nest burrows. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > member of family Megachilidae (leaf-cutter) leaf-cutting bee1763 leaf-cutter bee1781 upholsterer1830 1781 J. Barbut Les Genres des Insectes de Linné 265/1 Others dwell and work in solitude, building the cradles of their families; as the leaf-cutter bee does with the rose-tree leaf. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. 191 The leaf-cutter bee also (Apis centuncularis) by cutting pieces out..disfigures it [sc. the rose] considerably. 1909 Nation 30 Oct. 191/1 One of them bears the tell-tale snippet-mark of a leaf-cutter bee. 2003 Horticulture Mar. 20 Thousands of species of solitary bees, like mason bees, leafcutter bees, carpenter bees, and digger bees,..build and provision individual nests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1761
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