meliphagousadj.

Brit.

/mɛˈlɪfəɡəs/, U.S.

/mɛˈlɪfəɡəs/

Forms: 1800s– meliphagous, 1800s– melliphagous.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μέλι , -phagous comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μέλι honey (see mell n.²) + -phagous comb. form. In the specific use after scientific Latin Meliphaga (see meliphagid n. and adj.). Compare earlier mellivorous adj.

Ornithology. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete.

Mellivorous, feeding on honey or nectar; (Ornithology) = meliphagine adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

meliphagous1827

meliphagine1879

meliphagidan1890

meliphagid1968

1827 N. A. Vigors & T. Horsfield in Trans. Linn. Soc. 15 311 There are many species..which have been ranked as Meliphagous in consequence of the alleged filamentous conformation of their tongue.

1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 146 The plumage of the meliphagous birds of New Holland is almost universally dull.

1855 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. III. 762 Some birds of this Meliphagous group are actually woodpeckers, and yet retain the typical structure of the tongue of their own natural family.

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Meliphagous,... Also melliphagous.

1898 A. J. Campbell in Rep. 7th Meeting Austral. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 578 (heading) Nests and eggs of the honey-eaters or meliphagous birds of Australia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meliphagous
释义	meliphagousadj. Brit. /mɛˈlɪfəɡəs/, U.S. /mɛˈlɪfəɡəs/ Forms: 1800s– meliphagous, 1800s– melliphagous. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μέλι , -phagous comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek μέλι honey (see mell n.²) + -phagous comb. form. In the specific use after scientific Latin Meliphaga (see meliphagid n. and adj.). Compare earlier mellivorous adj. Ornithology. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete. Mellivorous, feeding on honey or nectar; (Ornithology) = meliphagine adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [adjective] > of or relating to Meliphagidae meliphagous1827 meliphagine1879 meliphagidan1890 meliphagid1968 1827 N. A. Vigors & T. Horsfield in Trans. Linn. Soc. 15 311 There are many species..which have been ranked as Meliphagous in consequence of the alleged filamentous conformation of their tongue. 1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 146 The plumage of the meliphagous birds of New Holland is almost universally dull. 1855 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. III. 762 Some birds of this Meliphagous group are actually woodpeckers, and yet retain the typical structure of the tongue of their own natural family. 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Meliphagous,... Also melliphagous. 1898 A. J. Campbell in Rep. 7th Meeting Austral. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 578 (heading) Nests and eggs of the honey-eaters or meliphagous birds of Australia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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