pennaceousadj.

Brit.

/pɛˈneɪʃəs/,

/pəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S.

/pəˈneɪʃəs/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin pennaceus (1758 as a specific name; < classical Latin penna feather (see pen n.³) + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix.

Chiefly Ornithology.

Relating to, of the nature of, or resembling a feather or feathers; (in later use) spec. designating (part of) a feather in which the barbs form a coherent vane (contrasted with downy or plumulaceous).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having form of feather

pennaceous1819

plumulose1826

the world > plants > appearance of plant > plant defined by colour or marking > [adjective] > having particular type marking or colouring

streaked1600

marbled1629

muscadine1646

agated1665

silver-cupped1688

red-top1705

tessellated1723

lineate1777

fancy1793

red-tipped1800

areolated1802

white-lipped1813

variegated1818

pennaceous1819

streak-flowered1822

limbate1826

unbroken1829

sanguine-heart1840

rivulose1843

pencilled1846

areolate1847

notate1857

sigillate1858

discolor1859

discolorous1860

fumose1866

fumous1866

tricolour1866

unnetted1869

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > having markings resembling feathers

pennaceous1819

1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. ii. 535 Behind the eyes on each side a recurved, elongated, pennaceous, white crest.

1893 Science 24 Mar. 161/1 There came about the natural evolution of the more coherent, pennaceous feather with its comparatively smooth surface.

1936 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 226 146 Pennae—i.e., quill feathers, whether plumose or pennaceous.

1975 Q. Rev. Biol. 50 41/2 Lucas..favored the idea that the primitive feather was neither downy nor pennaceous but a flat, lax semiplume.

2002 Racing Pigeon Pict. Internat. Aug. 17/1 The vane..of the contour feathers can be either pennaceous (compact and closely knit) or plumulaceous (soft and downy).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pennaceous
释义	pennaceousadj. Brit. /pɛˈneɪʃəs/, /pəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /pəˈneɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pennaceus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin pennaceus (1758 as a specific name; < classical Latin penna feather (see pen n.³) + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Chiefly Ornithology. Relating to, of the nature of, or resembling a feather or feathers; (in later use) spec. designating (part of) a feather in which the barbs form a coherent vane (contrasted with downy or plumulaceous). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having form of feather pennaceous1819 plumulose1826 the world > plants > appearance of plant > plant defined by colour or marking > [adjective] > having particular type marking or colouring streaked1600 marbled1629 muscadine1646 agated1665 silver-cupped1688 red-top1705 tessellated1723 lineate1777 fancy1793 red-tipped1800 areolated1802 white-lipped1813 variegated1818 pennaceous1819 streak-flowered1822 limbate1826 unbroken1829 sanguine-heart1840 rivulose1843 pencilled1846 areolate1847 notate1857 sigillate1858 discolor1859 discolorous1860 fumose1866 fumous1866 tricolour1866 unnetted1869 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > having markings resembling feathers pennaceous1819 1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. ii. 535 Behind the eyes on each side a recurved, elongated, pennaceous, white crest. 1893 Science 24 Mar. 161/1 There came about the natural evolution of the more coherent, pennaceous feather with its comparatively smooth surface. 1936 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 226 146 Pennae—i.e., quill feathers, whether plumose or pennaceous. 1975 Q. Rev. Biol. 50 41/2 Lucas..favored the idea that the primitive feather was neither downy nor pennaceous but a flat, lax semiplume. 2002 Racing Pigeon Pict. Internat. Aug. 17/1 The vane..of the contour feathers can be either pennaceous (compact and closely knit) or plumulaceous (soft and downy). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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