picariann.adj.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈkɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/paɪˈkɛriən/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Picariae, former order name (C. L. Nitzsch 1820, in Deutsches Archiv f. Physiol. 6 255; < Picus , genus name (see piciform adj.²) + -ariae , plural of -aria : see -ary suffix¹) + -an suffix. With use as adjective compare piciform adj.²

Ornithology. Now disused.

A. n.

A bird of the former order Picariae, which included birds from several modern orders such as the woodpeckers, kingfishers, cuckoos, trogons, mousebirds, and nightjars. rare.

ΚΠ

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 741/1 Australia is rich in Parrots..; but Picarians..of all sorts..are few in number.

1887 Science 5 Aug. 70/2 Garrod..had dissected about one hundred and fifty species of the most different groups of Passeres and picarians.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the former order Picariae. In later use: spec. = piciform adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch

roosting1685

perching1825

insessorial1837

picarian1876

1876 Amer. Naturalist 10 80 These birds are the seventeen representatives of the Picarian group.

1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. iii. 96 Picarian Birds. Large-tailed Nightjar... Blue King~fisher... Bronze Cuckoo.

1937 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 122 22 Of the picarian birds I have only used the woodpeckers and wryneck.

1955 Bull. U.S. National Mus. 208 1 The honey-guides are a small family of picarian birds related to the barbets, the woodpeckers, and the toucans.

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

单词	picarian
释义	picariann.adj. Brit. /pʌɪˈkɛːrɪən/, U.S. /paɪˈkɛriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Picariae , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Picariae, former order name (C. L. Nitzsch 1820, in Deutsches Archiv f. Physiol. 6 255; < Picus , genus name (see piciform adj.²) + -ariae , plural of -aria : see -ary suffix¹) + -an suffix. With use as adjective compare piciform adj.² Ornithology. Now disused. A. n. A bird of the former order Picariae, which included birds from several modern orders such as the woodpeckers, kingfishers, cuckoos, trogons, mousebirds, and nightjars. rare. ΚΠ 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 741/1 Australia is rich in Parrots..; but Picarians..of all sorts..are few in number. 1887 Science 5 Aug. 70/2 Garrod..had dissected about one hundred and fifty species of the most different groups of Passeres and picarians. B. adj. Of or relating to the former order Picariae. In later use: spec. = piciform adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch roosting1685 perching1825 insessorial1837 picarian1876 1876 Amer. Naturalist 10 80 These birds are the seventeen representatives of the Picarian group. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. iii. 96 Picarian Birds. Large-tailed Nightjar... Blue King~fisher... Bronze Cuckoo. 1937 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 122 22 Of the picarian birds I have only used the woodpeckers and wryneck. 1955 Bull. U.S. National Mus. 208 1 The honey-guides are a small family of picarian birds related to the barbets, the woodpeckers, and the toucans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1875
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