leaf-earedadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːfɪəd/, U.S.

/ˈlifˌɪ(ə)rd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: leaf n.¹, eared adj.¹

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + eared adj.¹, after scientific Latin Phyllotis, genus name (G. R. Waterhouse 1837, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 5 28).

leaf-eared mouse n. any of various New World mice of the genera Phyllotis, Graomys, and Peromyscus (now placed in the family Cricetidae), characterized by large pinnae (external ears).

ΚΠ

1909 N. Amer. Fauna No. 28. 168 It [sc. Peromyscus truei] is often called big-eared mouse, leaf-eared mouse, and similar names, on account of its unusually large external ears.

1977 Jrnl. Mammalogy 58 514 Water balance was examined in three species of leaf-eared mice.

2002 M. A. Mares Desert Calling vii. 121 I knew it [sc. a trap] had to contain Graomys griseoflavus, the leaf-eared mouse of the mesquite woodlands.

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

单词	leaf-eared
释义	leaf-earedadj. Brit. /ˈliːfɪəd/, U.S. /ˈlifˌɪ(ə)rd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: leaf n.¹, eared adj.¹ Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + eared adj.¹, after scientific Latin Phyllotis, genus name (G. R. Waterhouse 1837, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 5 28). leaf-eared mouse n. any of various New World mice of the genera Phyllotis, Graomys, and Peromyscus (now placed in the family Cricetidae), characterized by large pinnae (external ears). ΚΠ 1909 N. Amer. Fauna No. 28. 168 It [sc. Peromyscus truei] is often called big-eared mouse, leaf-eared mouse, and similar names, on account of its unusually large external ears. 1977 Jrnl. Mammalogy 58 514 Water balance was examined in three species of leaf-eared mice. 2002 M. A. Mares Desert Calling vii. 121 I knew it [sc. a trap] had to contain Graomys griseoflavus, the leaf-eared mouse of the mesquite woodlands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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