redbilln.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdbɪl/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌbɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., bill n.²

Etymology: < red adj. + bill n.² With sense 2 compare red-beak n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(ii). Compare earlier red-billed adj.

1. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Any of several birds having a red bill; spec. (a) an oystercatcher (genus Haematopus); (b) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio; †(c) the red-browed waxbill, Aegintha temporalis, which has a red stripe running from the bill and over the eye (obsolete).

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a1769 G. Robertson Disc. Tahiti (1948) 49 We Landed and Shot some Gulls and a Red Bill.

1799 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales (1802) II. 146 There were a few ducks, teal..and a bird named from its bill the Red-bill, upon the lagoons.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xx. 29 A long-legged wader, named here a red-bill.

1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. III. Pl. 82 Estrelda temporalis, Red-eyebrowed Finch... Red-Bill of the colonists.

1860 G. Bennett Gatherings of Naturalist in Austral. viii. 187 The Black-backed Porphyrio (Porphyrio melanotus), named Red-bill or Australian Moor-hen by the colonists, has a wide range.

1955 V. Serventy Austral.'s Great Barrier Reef 56 Commonly known as Redbills, the correct names are Pied Oystercatcher and Sooty Oystercatcher.

1985 Reader's Digest Bk. N.Z. Birds 175 Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Torea-pango, redbill... In flocks of up to 150 birds the variable oystercatcher lives scattered around the New Zealand coast.

2. South African. The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild. Cf. red-beak n. (a) at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(ii), rooibekkie n. Now rare.

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1792 tr. P. M. F. de Pagès Trav. Round World III. xvi. 140 The Senegaly, or Sparrow of Senegal, which is named at the Cape, Red-bill.

1861 L. Duff-Gordon Lett. from Cape (1925) v. 66 I will try to bring home some cages of birds—Cape canaries and ‘roode bekjes’ (red bills), darling little things.

1923 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life (rev. ed.) 116 The Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild), more widely known in South Africa as the Rooibekje (Red-bill),..may be found in enormous flocks.

1969 Folklore 80 45 The red-bill (orofo) pleaded that he was too busy hopping about for food..to be able to fly to Heaven.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	redbill
释义	redbilln. Brit. /ˈrɛdbɪl/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌbɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., bill n.² Etymology: < red adj. + bill n.² With sense 2 compare red-beak n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(ii). Compare earlier red-billed adj. 1. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Any of several birds having a red bill; spec. (a) an oystercatcher (genus Haematopus); (b) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio; †(c) the red-browed waxbill, Aegintha temporalis, which has a red stripe running from the bill and over the eye (obsolete). ΚΠ a1769 G. Robertson Disc. Tahiti (1948) 49 We Landed and Shot some Gulls and a Red Bill. 1799 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales (1802) II. 146 There were a few ducks, teal..and a bird named from its bill the Red-bill, upon the lagoons. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xx. 29 A long-legged wader, named here a red-bill. 1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. III. Pl. 82 Estrelda temporalis, Red-eyebrowed Finch... Red-Bill of the colonists. 1860 G. Bennett Gatherings of Naturalist in Austral. viii. 187 The Black-backed Porphyrio (Porphyrio melanotus), named Red-bill or Australian Moor-hen by the colonists, has a wide range. 1955 V. Serventy Austral.'s Great Barrier Reef 56 Commonly known as Redbills, the correct names are Pied Oystercatcher and Sooty Oystercatcher. 1985 Reader's Digest Bk. N.Z. Birds 175 Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Torea-pango, redbill... In flocks of up to 150 birds the variable oystercatcher lives scattered around the New Zealand coast. 2. South African. The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild. Cf. red-beak n. (a) at red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(ii), rooibekkie n. Now rare. ΚΠ 1792 tr. P. M. F. de Pagès Trav. Round World III. xvi. 140 The Senegaly, or Sparrow of Senegal, which is named at the Cape, Red-bill. 1861 L. Duff-Gordon Lett. from Cape (1925) v. 66 I will try to bring home some cages of birds—Cape canaries and ‘roode bekjes’ (red bills), darling little things. 1923 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life (rev. ed.) 116 The Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild), more widely known in South Africa as the Rooibekje (Red-bill),..may be found in enormous flocks. 1969 Folklore 80 45 The red-bill (orofo) pleaded that he was too busy hopping about for food..to be able to fly to Heaven. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1769
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