pinivorousadj.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌpaɪˈnɪv(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin pīnus , -ivorous comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin pīnus pine n.² + -ivorous comb. form, probably after scientific Latin pinivorus (1868 or earlier as a specific name). Compare French pinivore (1868 or earlier).

Zoology. Now rare.

Of a bird or mammal: that feeds on pine seeds. Of an insect: that feeds on pine needles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating seeds or nuts

seminivorous1688

nucivorous1835

pinivorous1869

1869 Rec. Zool. Lit. 1868 5 337 Barrett refers to the habits of Retinea turionana and some other pinivorous species.

1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 418 Habits..alpine and subboreal, pinicoline and pinivorous.

1918 Entomologist's Rec. & Jrnl. Variation 30 30 Most of the hills are firtree crowned, and it is only the hills that are so ornamented, consequently pinivorous insects are very rare.

1996 R. M. Lanner Made for Each Other Introd. 7 Whitebark and limber pines are distributed entirely within the geographic range of ‘pinivorous’ jays and nutcrackers.

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

单词	pinivorous
释义	pinivorousadj. Brit. /pʌɪˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌpaɪˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin pīnus , -ivorous comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin pīnus pine n.² + -ivorous comb. form, probably after scientific Latin pinivorus (1868 or earlier as a specific name). Compare French pinivore (1868 or earlier). Zoology. Now rare. Of a bird or mammal: that feeds on pine seeds. Of an insect: that feeds on pine needles. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating seeds or nuts seminivorous1688 nucivorous1835 pinivorous1869 1869 Rec. Zool. Lit. 1868 5 337 Barrett refers to the habits of Retinea turionana and some other pinivorous species. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 418 Habits..alpine and subboreal, pinicoline and pinivorous. 1918 Entomologist's Rec. & Jrnl. Variation 30 30 Most of the hills are firtree crowned, and it is only the hills that are so ornamented, consequently pinivorous insects are very rare. 1996 R. M. Lanner Made for Each Other Introd. 7 Whitebark and limber pines are distributed entirely within the geographic range of ‘pinivorous’ jays and nutcrackers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1869
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