red admiraln.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈadm(ə)rəl/,

/ˌrɛd ˈadm(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˌrɛd ˈædm(ə)rəl/

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

Etymology: < red adj. + admiral n. With sense 2 compare earlier red admirable n. 2, and also admiral n. 5 and discussion at that entry.

†1. A summer-ripening variety of pear (perhaps = red admirable n. 1). Obsolete. rare.

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1724 S. Switzer et al. Pract. Fruit-gardener 111 These are the chief Pears in July, but if any are desirous of more Kinds, these that are under-mention'd ripen this Month, and are esteem'd by many, viz. The little Muscat,..Red Admiral, &c.

2. The butterfly Vanessa atalanta (family Nymphalidae), having black wings with red and white markings and occurring widely in both Eurasia and North America. Cf. admiral n. 5.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Ithomiinae > genus Vanessa > vanessa atalanta (red admiral)

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1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 606 This subgenus [sc. Vanessa] comprises some of the most beautiful of our British Butterflies, such as..the Red Admiral.

1872 J. G. Wood Insects at Home 399 The splendid, and fortunately common, insect, the Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta).

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses v. 139 The red admiral..hibernates both as an adult and in the pupal form.

1996 Amateur Gardening 25 May 48 (caption) Encourage the Red Admiral by growing a patch of nettles in your garden.

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

单词	red admiral
释义	red admiraln. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈadm(ə)rəl/, /ˌrɛd ˈadm(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌrɛd ˈædm(ə)rəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., admiral n. Etymology: < red adj. + admiral n. With sense 2 compare earlier red admirable n. 2, and also admiral n. 5 and discussion at that entry. †1. A summer-ripening variety of pear (perhaps = red admirable n. 1). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1724 S. Switzer et al. Pract. Fruit-gardener 111 These are the chief Pears in July, but if any are desirous of more Kinds, these that are under-mention'd ripen this Month, and are esteem'd by many, viz. The little Muscat,..Red Admiral, &c. 2. The butterfly Vanessa atalanta (family Nymphalidae), having black wings with red and white markings and occurring widely in both Eurasia and North America. Cf. admiral n. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Ithomiinae > genus Vanessa > vanessa atalanta (red admiral) admiral1699 admirable1742 red admirable1798 red admiral1840 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 606 This subgenus [sc. Vanessa] comprises some of the most beautiful of our British Butterflies, such as..the Red Admiral. 1872 J. G. Wood Insects at Home 399 The splendid, and fortunately common, insect, the Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta). 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses v. 139 The red admiral..hibernates both as an adult and in the pupal form. 1996 Amateur Gardening 25 May 48 (caption) Encourage the Red Admiral by growing a patch of nettles in your garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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