单词 | plumicorn |
释义 | plumicornn. Ornithology. Now rare. A tuft or crest of feathers on top of a bird's head; esp. either of the paired ear tufts typical of many owls. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > parts of operculum1713 disc1769 ear tab1851 plumicorn1883 1883 Science 28 Sept. 423/1 These topknots having nothing whatever to do with the ears. Their proper name is plumicorns. 1910 N.E.D. at Scops A genus of Strigidæ containing nearly forty species distinguished by plumicorns upon the head. 1943 E. Welty Wide Net 88 Fixed in its pure white profile it [sc. a heron] stood in the precipitous moment, a plumicorn on its head, its breeding dress extended in rays, eating steadily the little water creatures. 2001 Arena Mag. (Nexis) 1 June 19 Emphatic as the plumicorns of an owl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883 |
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