† pike-headedadj.¹

Forms: 1700s pyke-headed, 1700s–1800s pike-headed.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.¹, headed adj.

Etymology: < pike n.¹ + headed adj.

Obsolete.

† pike-headed whale n. Obsolete = minke n.; cf. piked whale n.

ΚΠ

1730 S. Dale Taylor's Hist. & Antiq. Harwich 410 The Pyke-headed whale.

1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 40 The Pike-headed Whale... This species takes its name from the shape of its nose, which is narrower and sharper pointed than that of other whales.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxii. 152 Of these so called Whalebone whales, there would seem to be several varieties... Broad-nosed whales and beaked whales; pike-headed whales..are the fishermen's names for a few sorts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

pike-headedadj.²

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪkhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪkˌ(h)ɛdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.³, headed adj.

Etymology: < pike n.³ + headed adj.

Now rare.

In the names of animals: having a head with long snout and jaws like those of a pike (pike n.³); esp. in † pike-headed alligator n. Obsolete the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having particular kind of head

hammer-headed1567

golden-headed1625

logger-headed1653

stag-headed1683

round-headed1704

dog-headed1750

acanthocephalous1833

pike-headed1859

1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 370 The Mississippi Alligator, A. Mississippiensis, sometimes called Pike-headed Alligator, inhabits the rivers and lagoons of the Gulf States.

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Pike-headed anolis, Anolis lucius.

1937 Times 24 Apr. 9/6 A pike-headed snake, a remarkably slender tree snake with angular jaws somewhat suggestive of those of a pike.

2003 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 16 Aug. 4 a A 65-year-old, 1,200-pound Pike-headed alligator from Lake Panasofkee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pike-headed
释义	† pike-headedadj.¹ Forms: 1700s pyke-headed, 1700s–1800s pike-headed. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.¹, headed adj. Etymology: < pike n.¹ + headed adj. Obsolete. † pike-headed whale n. Obsolete = minke n.; cf. piked whale n. ΚΠ 1730 S. Dale Taylor's Hist. & Antiq. Harwich 410 The Pyke-headed whale. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 40 The Pike-headed Whale... This species takes its name from the shape of its nose, which is narrower and sharper pointed than that of other whales. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxii. 152 Of these so called Whalebone whales, there would seem to be several varieties... Broad-nosed whales and beaked whales; pike-headed whales..are the fishermen's names for a few sorts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). pike-headedadj.² Brit. /ˈpʌɪkhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪkˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pike n.³, headed adj. Etymology: < pike n.³ + headed adj. Now rare. In the names of animals: having a head with long snout and jaws like those of a pike (pike n.³); esp. in † pike-headed alligator n. Obsolete the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having particular kind of head hammer-headed1567 golden-headed1625 logger-headed1653 stag-headed1683 round-headed1704 dog-headed1750 acanthocephalous1833 pike-headed1859 1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 370 The Mississippi Alligator, A. Mississippiensis, sometimes called Pike-headed Alligator, inhabits the rivers and lagoons of the Gulf States. 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Pike-headed anolis, Anolis lucius. 1937 Times 24 Apr. 9/6 A pike-headed snake, a remarkably slender tree snake with angular jaws somewhat suggestive of those of a pike. 2003 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 16 Aug. 4 a A 65-year-old, 1,200-pound Pike-headed alligator from Lake Panasofkee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1730adj.²1859
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