psittacineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtəsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsɪdəˌsaɪn/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin psittacus ; Greek ψιττακός , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare classical Latin psittacinus of a parrot. In sense A. 2 after scientific Latin Psittacinae, subfamily name ( W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds (1837) II. 300) < scientific Latin Psittacus, genus name (see psittacid adj.) + -inae -inae suffix; compare French psittacin (1827 in Boiste).

Chiefly Ornithology.

A. adj.

1. figurative. Parrot-like; spec. inclined to repeat received ideas, set phrases, etc., without true thought or feeling.

ΚΠ

1853 Southern Q. Rev. Oct. 315 It makes the latter an admirable exercise of the reflective and tenacious memory, instead of permitting it to be limited to an unthinking and psittacine repetition.

1888 Sat. Rev. 22 Sept. 343/2 The glibness of these psittacine politicians.

1961 D. T. Suzuki Ess. Zen Buddhism vi. 289 There is no possible bridge which will carry us over the chasm dividing our intellection from their apparently psittacine repetitions.

1996 Daily Tel. 27 June 15/5 Psittacine repetition of the culturally commonplace.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the parrot family, Psittacidae, esp. the subfamily Psittacinae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective]

parroty1822

parrot-like1824

psittaceous1829

poll-parroty1837

psittacine1874

psittacean1890

1874 Proc. Zool. Soc. 592 Many deductions can be made as to the mutual relations of the several genera of the Psittacine suborder.

1890 Ibis Jan. 26 On the coloration of the young in the psittacine genus Eclectus.

1956 Science 20 Jan. 94/2 Quarantine regulations of imported psittacine birds are violated.

2002 New Scientist 26 Oct. 9/4 Authorities now say the cause was psittacine pox, previously unknown in New Zealand.

B. n.

A bird of the family Psittacidae, esp. the subfamily Psittacinae; a parrot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > parrot

popinjaya1387

psittac?a1425

parrota1529

Poll1600

coxcomb bird1734

poll-parrot1768

Polly1826

anthropoglot1828

feather-top1891

psittacine1949

1949 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 14 Apr. 9/5 (heading) Bird lovers, dealers fight shipping law on psittacines.

1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. viii. 47/1 French molt..affects the smaller psittacines, especially Budgerigars.

2003 Bird Keeper June 32/1 Experienced keepers are adept at holding budgies and other small psittacines..in such a way that the bird is prevented from biting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psittacine
释义	psittacineadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɪtəsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈsɪdəˌsaɪn/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin psittacus ; Greek ψιττακός , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare classical Latin psittacinus of a parrot. In sense A. 2 after scientific Latin Psittacinae, subfamily name ( W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds (1837) II. 300) < scientific Latin Psittacus, genus name (see psittacid adj.) + -inae -inae suffix; compare French psittacin (1827 in Boiste). Chiefly Ornithology. A. adj. 1. figurative. Parrot-like; spec. inclined to repeat received ideas, set phrases, etc., without true thought or feeling. ΚΠ 1853 Southern Q. Rev. Oct. 315 It makes the latter an admirable exercise of the reflective and tenacious memory, instead of permitting it to be limited to an unthinking and psittacine repetition. 1888 Sat. Rev. 22 Sept. 343/2 The glibness of these psittacine politicians. 1961 D. T. Suzuki Ess. Zen Buddhism vi. 289 There is no possible bridge which will carry us over the chasm dividing our intellection from their apparently psittacine repetitions. 1996 Daily Tel. 27 June 15/5 Psittacine repetition of the culturally commonplace. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the parrot family, Psittacidae, esp. the subfamily Psittacinae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective] parroty1822 parrot-like1824 psittaceous1829 poll-parroty1837 psittacine1874 psittacean1890 1874 Proc. Zool. Soc. 592 Many deductions can be made as to the mutual relations of the several genera of the Psittacine suborder. 1890 Ibis Jan. 26 On the coloration of the young in the psittacine genus Eclectus. 1956 Science 20 Jan. 94/2 Quarantine regulations of imported psittacine birds are violated. 2002 New Scientist 26 Oct. 9/4 Authorities now say the cause was psittacine pox, previously unknown in New Zealand. B. n. A bird of the family Psittacidae, esp. the subfamily Psittacinae; a parrot. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > parrot popinjaya1387 psittac?a1425 parrota1529 Poll1600 coxcomb bird1734 poll-parrot1768 Polly1826 anthropoglot1828 feather-top1891 psittacine1949 1949 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 14 Apr. 9/5 (heading) Bird lovers, dealers fight shipping law on psittacines. 1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. viii. 47/1 French molt..affects the smaller psittacines, especially Budgerigars. 2003 Bird Keeper June 32/1 Experienced keepers are adept at holding budgies and other small psittacines..in such a way that the bird is prevented from biting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1853
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