red-billedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdbɪld/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌbɪld/

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

Etymology: < red adj. + billed adj.¹

Chiefly in the names of birds: having a red bill. See also Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular colour

red-billed1625

black-billed1678

red-beaked1758

yellow-billed1773

1625 H. Hudson & J. Plyse in S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. xiv. 572 One of our companie killed a red billed Bird.

1704 Dict. Rusticum at Geese [A dead goose.] If dry pulled, red-footed, red-billed, and full of hairs when pulled, she is old; but if yellow-footed and billed, young.

1704 Nat. Hist. ii, in L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. (ed. 2) 193 The Red-bill'd Starling.

1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 390 Red-billed Jay.

1843 J. K. E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. I. 362 Ducks, teals, the red-billed porphyrio or pukeko..are found here.

1885 Standard Nat. Hist. IV. 106 Of this very remarkable form only one species, the red-billed curlew..is known.

1923 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life 39 The Wood Hoopoes..are represented..by two well-marked species, the first of which is the Red-billed Wood Hoopoe or Kakelaar.

1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles I. 55 Of all the Corvidae, the red-billed chough..is easily the most graceful.

2003 Birder's World Apr. 77 (caption) A Red-billed Tropicbird glides above the coast of Little Tobago.

Compounds

red-billed gull n. the silver gull, of New Zealand, Larus novaehollandiae, with red bill and feet; spec. one of the subspecies L. n. scopulinus of New Zealand. The South African form is now usually regarded as a separate species, L. hartlaubii.

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1888 W. L. Buller Hist. Birds N.Z. (ed. 2) II. 55 Larus scopulinus (Red-billed Gull).

1947 A. W. B. Powell Native Animals N.Z. 80 Red-billed Gull..Tarapunga or Akiaki of the Maoris, is abundant throughout New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia and South Africa.

1994 Behaviour 128 41 In species like the red-billed gull..it would be more advantageous to strengthen the pair-bond than to philander to increase production.

red-billed hornbill n. a small black and white hornbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus, of western and southern Africa, having a curved red bill without a casque.

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1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 355 Red billed Hornbill.

1860 New Amer. Cycl. IX. 278/2 The red-billed hornbill..breeds in a holllow tree; it occupies holes, according to Livingstone, of the mopane tree.

1910 Geogr. Jrnl. 35 136 Amongst the characteristic birds, especially of the mopane flats, may be mentioned the red-billed hornbill (Lophoceros erythrorhynchus).

2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia p. xxii Red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorrhynchus. Open woodland, burnt savanna and large gardens.

red-billed quelea n. a sparrow-like African weaver bird, Quelea quelea (family Ploceidae), which occurs in huge flocks and is a major pest of crops; cf. dioch n.

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1911 4th Rep. Wellcome Trop. Res. Laboratories B 167 It [sc. the Franciscan Bishop-bird, Pyromelana franciscana] does not occur in any such immense numbers as the red-billed Quelea referred to in the next genus.]

1940 A. Roberts Birds S. Afr. 344 (heading) Quelea quelea lathami. Red-billed Quelea.

1978 Ibis 120 333 (title) The role of the crop among red-billed queleas Quelea quelea.

2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 40/4 The red-billed quelea. Endemic to Africa, it's the most numerous bird in the world.

red-billed weaver n. (also red-billed weaver bird) = red-billed quelea n.

ΚΠ

1856 M. Reid Bush-boys xliii. 416 They are usually granivorous, though some are insectivorous; and one species, the ‘red- billed weaver-bird’ (Textor erythrorhynchus), is a parasite.

1914 Auk 31 128 One Red-Billed Weaver has lived in the author's aviary for over 18 years.

1969 B. Head When Rain Clouds Gather iii. 41 The red-billed weaver bird..lives off sorghum seed and caused heavy damage to crops each year.

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

单词	red-billed
释义	red-billedadj. Brit. /ˈrɛdbɪld/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌbɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., billed adj.¹ Etymology: < red adj. + billed adj.¹ Chiefly in the names of birds: having a red bill. See also Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular colour red-billed1625 black-billed1678 red-beaked1758 yellow-billed1773 1625 H. Hudson & J. Plyse in S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. xiv. 572 One of our companie killed a red billed Bird. 1704 Dict. Rusticum at Geese [A dead goose.] If dry pulled, red-footed, red-billed, and full of hairs when pulled, she is old; but if yellow-footed and billed, young. 1704 Nat. Hist. ii, in L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. (ed. 2) 193 The Red-bill'd Starling. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 390 Red-billed Jay. 1843 J. K. E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. I. 362 Ducks, teals, the red-billed porphyrio or pukeko..are found here. 1885 Standard Nat. Hist. IV. 106 Of this very remarkable form only one species, the red-billed curlew..is known. 1923 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life 39 The Wood Hoopoes..are represented..by two well-marked species, the first of which is the Red-billed Wood Hoopoe or Kakelaar. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles I. 55 Of all the Corvidae, the red-billed chough..is easily the most graceful. 2003 Birder's World Apr. 77 (caption) A Red-billed Tropicbird glides above the coast of Little Tobago. Compounds red-billed gull n. the silver gull, of New Zealand, Larus novaehollandiae, with red bill and feet; spec. one of the subspecies L. n. scopulinus of New Zealand. The South African form is now usually regarded as a separate species, L. hartlaubii. ΚΠ 1888 W. L. Buller Hist. Birds N.Z. (ed. 2) II. 55 Larus scopulinus (Red-billed Gull). 1947 A. W. B. Powell Native Animals N.Z. 80 Red-billed Gull..Tarapunga or Akiaki of the Maoris, is abundant throughout New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia and South Africa. 1994 Behaviour 128 41 In species like the red-billed gull..it would be more advantageous to strengthen the pair-bond than to philander to increase production. red-billed hornbill n. a small black and white hornbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus, of western and southern Africa, having a curved red bill without a casque. ΚΠ 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 355 Red billed Hornbill. 1860 New Amer. Cycl. IX. 278/2 The red-billed hornbill..breeds in a holllow tree; it occupies holes, according to Livingstone, of the mopane tree. 1910 Geogr. Jrnl. 35 136 Amongst the characteristic birds, especially of the mopane flats, may be mentioned the red-billed hornbill (Lophoceros erythrorhynchus). 2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia p. xxii Red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorrhynchus. Open woodland, burnt savanna and large gardens. red-billed quelea n. a sparrow-like African weaver bird, Quelea quelea (family Ploceidae), which occurs in huge flocks and is a major pest of crops; cf. dioch n. ΚΠ 1911 4th Rep. Wellcome Trop. Res. Laboratories B 167 It [sc. the Franciscan Bishop-bird, Pyromelana franciscana] does not occur in any such immense numbers as the red-billed Quelea referred to in the next genus.] 1940 A. Roberts Birds S. Afr. 344 (heading) Quelea quelea lathami. Red-billed Quelea. 1978 Ibis 120 333 (title) The role of the crop among red-billed queleas Quelea quelea. 2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 40/4 The red-billed quelea. Endemic to Africa, it's the most numerous bird in the world. red-billed weaver n. (also red-billed weaver bird) = red-billed quelea n. ΚΠ 1856 M. Reid Bush-boys xliii. 416 They are usually granivorous, though some are insectivorous; and one species, the ‘red- billed weaver-bird’ (Textor erythrorhynchus), is a parasite. 1914 Auk 31 128 One Red-Billed Weaver has lived in the author's aviary for over 18 years. 1969 B. Head When Rain Clouds Gather iii. 41 The red-billed weaver bird..lives off sorghum seed and caused heavy damage to crops each year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1625
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