单词 | rosewing |
释义 | rosewingn. 1. Also rosewing moth. ΚΠ 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 46 The Rose Wing (C. rosea, Latreille) appears [at] the end of June and beginning of July. 1852 Kidd's Own Jrnl. 14 Aug. 110/1 In Lepidoptera, in July, we have the Rose wing, (Callimorpha rosea). 1880 J. G. Wood & T. Wood Field Naturalist's Handbk. 52 (table) Rose Wing... Calligenia miniata... Lichens on oaks, also withered oak, alder, and sallow. b. U.S. A North American noctuid moth, Sideridis rosea, with reddish-brown forewings. ΚΠ 1984 C. V. Covell Field Guide Moths Eastern N. Amer. iv. 99 The Rosewing Sideridis rosea... Head, thorax, and FW light reddish brown; outer border dark. 2002 R. M. Hoffman Wisconsin's Nat. Communities ii. 296/1 (list) Specialties... Animals... rosewing (moth). 2. A variety of tumbler pigeon with a round mottled patch of white-tipped feathers on the shoulder. ΚΠ 1872 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 11 July 49/2 In Muff-legged Tumblers, Mottle, Rosewing, or Redbreast, a Red Rosewing was first. 1921 L. S. Crandall Pets & How to care for Them (ed. 2) xii. 249 Rosewings are similar to Mottles, but lack the back markings. 1939 C. A. Naether Bk. of Pigeon Gloss. 235 Rose-wing, having several white feathers near the center of each wing; applied only to solidly colored birds. 1984 D. F. Ison Fancy Pigeon Standards (ed. 2) 341 Both Mottles and Rosewings are bred from the same strain, and often from the same parents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832 |
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