red-backadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdbak/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌbæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., back n.¹

Etymology: < red adj. + back n.¹, after red-backed adj.

A. adj. (attributive) .

In the names of animals, birds, etc.: having a red or reddish-brown back, as red back salamander, red back spider, etc.; = red-backed adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) II. App. 712 The Flusher, or red back Shrike, and the great Shrike, breeds with us.

1802 G. Montagu Ornithol. Dict. at Shrike—Red-back The Red-back shrike, or Butcher-bird, visits us in May, and departs in September.

1863 A. S. Packard in 2nd Ann. Rep. Nat. Hist. & Geol. Maine 1862 214 Lithobius..feed upon insects and earth worms, and are in turn devoured by the red back salamander.

1936 K. C. McKeown Spider Wonders Austral. xi. 152 The Red~back Spider..has adapted itself to a life in close association with man.

1963 Jrnl. Mammalogy 44 415 The red-back vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) is usually thought of as an inhabitant of the damp floor of hardwood forests and conifer swamps.

1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 26 June 10/6 The lethal red-back spider supposedly as Australian as the outdoor dunny it haunts may be an overseas intruder.

2002 Connecticut Wildlife Mar.–Apr. 5/3 Redback Salamander: This most common salamander can be found just about everywhere in Connecticut.

B. n.

1. North American. = red-backed sandpiper n. at red-backed adj. Compounds.In quot. 1851: a waxbill (family Estrildidae), perhaps an error for red beak.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > genus Calidris > calidris alpinus (dunlin)

stint1519

dunlin1531

oxbirda1547

sea-lark1602

purre1611

ox-eye1612

jack snipe1664

spar1668

pickerel1684

sand laverock1694

sandy laverock1710

sea-snipe1767

plover's page1771

sand lark1771

red-back1813

red-backed sandpiper1813

ebb-sleeper1837

oxybird1887

simpleton1890

plover's provider1892

sand-runner1894

1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VII. 25 This bird..[is] known in England by the name of the Dunlin; and in the United States, along the shores of New Jersey, by that of the Red-back.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 72/1 In St. Helena birds, known also as wax-bills and red-backs, there is a trade to the same extent.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 770 Redback, a name applied in North America to the Dunlin of that country..but at best only applicable to it in summer-plumage.

1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide Birds East of Rockies (ed. 2) 96 The fall Red-back is somewhat similar but larger, with a much longer, more decurved bill.

1959 Condor 61 256 In the Pectoral Sandpiper, unlike the Red-back and other tundra species, most or all of the annual molt occurs well to the south of the breeding grounds.

1971 Condor 73 94/1 Following fledging, young red-backs and the adults leave the marshy tundra.

2. U.S. = red-backed salamander n. at red-backed adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1911 Biol. Bull. 20 338 The red-back, like other amphibians, prefers live, moving food.

1935 Amer. Naturalist 69 583 I have collected over a hundred red-backs without the loss of a tail.

2002 Connecticut Wildlife Mar.–Apr. 5/3 The redback spends its life on land, laying its eggs (3–14) in a moist depression under a decaying log or leaves.

3. Australian. = red-backed spider n. at red-backed adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > suborder Labidognatha or Dipneumones > family Theridiidae or genus Theridion > latrodectus hasselti (red-backed spider)

red-backed spider1895

jockey spider1933

red-back1933

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 15 Nov. 20/4 Latrodectus, which we call the ‘redback’ or ‘jockey’.

1956 Coast to Coast 1955–6 59 Look, there's a red-back in it.

1978 Telegraph (Brisbane) 11 Aug. 4/4 The six were victims of a wolf spider—of a type previously unknown and potentially as dangerous as a redback.

1998 P. W. Hadlington & J. A. Johnston Introd. Austral. Insects (Rev. ed.) 94 Red-backs are often found in rubbish in garages, gardens and under houses.

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

单词	red-back
释义	red-backadj.n. Brit. /ˈrɛdbak/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌbæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., back n.¹ Etymology: < red adj. + back n.¹, after red-backed adj. A. adj. (attributive) . In the names of animals, birds, etc.: having a red or reddish-brown back, as red back salamander, red back spider, etc.; = red-backed adj. 1. ΚΠ 1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) II. App. 712 The Flusher, or red back Shrike, and the great Shrike, breeds with us. 1802 G. Montagu Ornithol. Dict. at Shrike—Red-back The Red-back shrike, or Butcher-bird, visits us in May, and departs in September. 1863 A. S. Packard in 2nd Ann. Rep. Nat. Hist. & Geol. Maine 1862 214 Lithobius..feed upon insects and earth worms, and are in turn devoured by the red back salamander. 1936 K. C. McKeown Spider Wonders Austral. xi. 152 The Red~back Spider..has adapted itself to a life in close association with man. 1963 Jrnl. Mammalogy 44 415 The red-back vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) is usually thought of as an inhabitant of the damp floor of hardwood forests and conifer swamps. 1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 26 June 10/6 The lethal red-back spider supposedly as Australian as the outdoor dunny it haunts may be an overseas intruder. 2002 Connecticut Wildlife Mar.–Apr. 5/3 Redback Salamander: This most common salamander can be found just about everywhere in Connecticut. B. n. 1. North American. = red-backed sandpiper n. at red-backed adj. Compounds.In quot. 1851: a waxbill (family Estrildidae), perhaps an error for red beak. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > genus Calidris > calidris alpinus (dunlin) stint1519 dunlin1531 oxbirda1547 sea-lark1602 purre1611 ox-eye1612 jack snipe1664 spar1668 pickerel1684 sand laverock1694 sandy laverock1710 sea-snipe1767 plover's page1771 sand lark1771 red-back1813 red-backed sandpiper1813 ebb-sleeper1837 oxybird1887 simpleton1890 plover's provider1892 sand-runner1894 1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VII. 25 This bird..[is] known in England by the name of the Dunlin; and in the United States, along the shores of New Jersey, by that of the Red-back. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 72/1 In St. Helena birds, known also as wax-bills and red-backs, there is a trade to the same extent. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 770 Redback, a name applied in North America to the Dunlin of that country..but at best only applicable to it in summer-plumage. 1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide Birds East of Rockies (ed. 2) 96 The fall Red-back is somewhat similar but larger, with a much longer, more decurved bill. 1959 Condor 61 256 In the Pectoral Sandpiper, unlike the Red-back and other tundra species, most or all of the annual molt occurs well to the south of the breeding grounds. 1971 Condor 73 94/1 Following fledging, young red-backs and the adults leave the marshy tundra. 2. U.S. = red-backed salamander n. at red-backed adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1911 Biol. Bull. 20 338 The red-back, like other amphibians, prefers live, moving food. 1935 Amer. Naturalist 69 583 I have collected over a hundred red-backs without the loss of a tail. 2002 Connecticut Wildlife Mar.–Apr. 5/3 The redback spends its life on land, laying its eggs (3–14) in a moist depression under a decaying log or leaves. 3. Australian. = red-backed spider n. at red-backed adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > suborder Labidognatha or Dipneumones > family Theridiidae or genus Theridion > latrodectus hasselti (red-backed spider) red-backed spider1895 jockey spider1933 red-back1933 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 15 Nov. 20/4 Latrodectus, which we call the ‘redback’ or ‘jockey’. 1956 Coast to Coast 1955–6 59 Look, there's a red-back in it. 1978 Telegraph (Brisbane) 11 Aug. 4/4 The six were victims of a wolf spider—of a type previously unknown and potentially as dangerous as a redback. 1998 P. W. Hadlington & J. A. Johnston Introd. Austral. Insects (Rev. ed.) 94 Red-backs are often found in rubbish in garages, gardens and under houses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1776
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