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单词 orangequit
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orangequitn.

Brit. /ˈɒrᵻn(d)ʒkwɪt/, U.S. /ˈɔr(ə)ndʒˌkwɪt/, /ˈɑr(ə)ndʒˌkwɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orange n.1, quit n.1
Etymology: < orange n.1 + quit n.1, with reference to its feeding on oranges.
A Jamaican tanager, Euneornis campestris, of which the male is grey-blue with a reddish-brown throat, and the female is largely brownish-grey.
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1847 P. H. Gosse & R. Hill Birds of Jamaica 236 Red-Throated Blue Tanager, Orange-quit... Towards the end of the year, when the dark and glossy foliage of the orange groves is relieved by the profuse golden fruit..this Tanager becomes numerous,..pecking holes in the ripe fruit.
1949 V. S. Reid New Day i. xxxiii. 166 Orange quits fly quietly through the clearing.
1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 211 Orangequit... Comes readily to feeding stations, where tame and aggressive.
1981 Biotropica 13 (Reproductive Bot. Suppl.) 38/1 Species taking fruits from a perched position: band-tailed pigeon, jamaican woodpecker, bananaquit, orangequit, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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