rock pebblern.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk ˌpɛb(ə)lə/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌpɛb(ə)lər/, Australian English

/ˈrɔk ˌpeb(ə)lə/

Forms: 1800s rock pebler, 1800s– rock pebbler, 1900s– rock pebblar, 1900s– rock peplar.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, an element of uncertain origin.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + a second element of uncertain origin, perhaps a folk-etymological alteration (after pebble n.) of pepl- (in the scientific Latin specific name (E. Lear, 1831) anthopeplus < ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + classical Latin peplus peplos n., so called with reference to the patches of red on its wings).

Australian.

The regent parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus.

ΚΠ

1871 Exchange & Mart 29 Mar. 397/1 Bulla Bulla or rock pebler parrakeets, king parrots (male and female) , white crested cockatoo, [etc.].

1903 Emu 3 79 The Black-tailed Parrakeet (Polytelis melanura), commonly known in Australia as the ‘Rock-Pebbler’.

1952 A. C. C. Lock Trav. across Austral. 173 At Wood Wood the river was close, and among the gums here we caught glimpses of rock pebblar parrakeets.

2001 Bird Keeper Feb. 62/1 When I bought Pebbles, my hand-reared rock pebbler, I had planned that this would be my last bird.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock pebbler
释义	rock pebblern. Brit. /ˈrɒk ˌpɛb(ə)lə/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌpɛb(ə)lər/, Australian English /ˈrɔk ˌpeb(ə)lə/ Forms: 1800s rock pebler, 1800s– rock pebbler, 1900s– rock pebblar, 1900s– rock peplar. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, an element of uncertain origin. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + a second element of uncertain origin, perhaps a folk-etymological alteration (after pebble n.) of pepl- (in the scientific Latin specific name (E. Lear, 1831) anthopeplus < ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + classical Latin peplus peplos n., so called with reference to the patches of red on its wings). Australian. The regent parrot, Polytelis anthopeplus. ΚΠ 1871 Exchange & Mart 29 Mar. 397/1 Bulla Bulla or rock pebler parrakeets, king parrots (male and female) , white crested cockatoo, [etc.]. 1903 Emu 3 79 The Black-tailed Parrakeet (Polytelis melanura), commonly known in Australia as the ‘Rock-Pebbler’. 1952 A. C. C. Lock Trav. across Austral. 173 At Wood Wood the river was close, and among the gums here we caught glimpses of rock pebblar parrakeets. 2001 Bird Keeper Feb. 62/1 When I bought Pebbles, my hand-reared rock pebbler, I had planned that this would be my last bird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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