meliphagidn.adj.

Brit.

/mɛˈlɪfəɡɪd/, U.S.

/mɛˈlɪfəˌɡɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Meliphagidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphagidae, family name (1837 or earlier as Melliphagidae ) < Meliphaga , genus name (J. W. Lewin & T. Lewin Birds New Holland (1808) 7; < ancient Greek μέλι honey (see mell n.²) + scientific Latin -phaga , feminine of -phagus : see -phagous comb. form) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare earlier meliphagine adj., meliphagous adj.

Ornithology.

A. n.

A bird of the 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

1964 Ecology 45 742/1 Observations of..habitat selection among Australian meliphagids.

1985 Rec. Austral. Mus. 37 193 Most interesting are the vestigial nature of the M. stylohyoideus, a condition otherwise known only in woodpeckers and some meliphagids, and [etc.].

1990 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 77 1296/2 This characteristic brush is found even in the few bird-pollinated species of the subtribe, such as Clianthus puniceus, a species visited by a perching meliphagid.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the bird family Meliphagidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [adjective] > of or relating to Meliphagidae

meliphagous1827

meliphagine1879

meliphagidan1890

meliphagid1968

1968 Evolution 22 775/2 (caption) Composition of meliphagid faunas.

1988 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 94 199 The considerable variation in morphology and habits of the meliphagid adaptive radiation is structurally and ecologically convergent with the members of a range of families elsewhere.

1999 Austral. Jrnl. Zool. 47 385 (title) Standard metabolic rates of three nectarivorous meliphagid passerine birds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meliphagid
释义	meliphagidn.adj. Brit. /mɛˈlɪfəɡɪd/, U.S. /mɛˈlɪfəˌɡɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Meliphagidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphagidae, family name (1837 or earlier as Melliphagidae ) < Meliphaga , genus name (J. W. Lewin & T. Lewin Birds New Holland (1808) 7; < ancient Greek μέλι honey (see mell n.²) + scientific Latin -phaga , feminine of -phagus : see -phagous comb. form) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare earlier meliphagine adj., meliphagous adj. Ornithology. A. n. A bird of the 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 1964 Ecology 45 742/1 Observations of..habitat selection among Australian meliphagids. 1985 Rec. Austral. Mus. 37 193 Most interesting are the vestigial nature of the M. stylohyoideus, a condition otherwise known only in woodpeckers and some meliphagids, and [etc.]. 1990 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 77 1296/2 This characteristic brush is found even in the few bird-pollinated species of the subtribe, such as Clianthus puniceus, a species visited by a perching meliphagid. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the bird family Meliphagidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [adjective] > of or relating to Meliphagidae meliphagous1827 meliphagine1879 meliphagidan1890 meliphagid1968 1968 Evolution 22 775/2 (caption) Composition of meliphagid faunas. 1988 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 94 199 The considerable variation in morphology and habits of the meliphagid adaptive radiation is structurally and ecologically convergent with the members of a range of families elsewhere. 1999 Austral. Jrnl. Zool. 47 385 (title) Standard metabolic rates of three nectarivorous meliphagid passerine birds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1964
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