† meliphagann.

Forms: 1800s melliphagan (irregular), 1800s meliphagan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meliphaga , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphaga (see meliphagid n. and adj.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (meli·făgăn) /mɛˈlɪfəɡən/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.

A bird of the Australasian genus Meliphaga or family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater.

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meliphagid1964

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 729/2 Melliphagans, Melliphagidae, a family of Tenuirosters, comprising the birds which feed on the nectar of flowers.

1890 Cent. Dict. at Meliphagine A meliphagan or honey-eater of the subfamily Meliphaginæ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	meliphagan
释义	† meliphagann. Forms: 1800s melliphagan (irregular), 1800s meliphagan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meliphaga , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphaga (see meliphagid n. and adj.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (meli·făgăn) /mɛˈlɪfəɡən/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. A bird of the Australasian genus Meliphaga or family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) honeyeater1821 honeybird1835 honeysucker1837 meliphagan1842 honeycreeper1851 meliphagidan1890 meliphagine1890 meliphagid1964 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 729/2 Melliphagans, Melliphagidae, a family of Tenuirosters, comprising the birds which feed on the nectar of flowers. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Meliphagine A meliphagan or honey-eater of the subfamily Meliphaginæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1842
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