ruby-throatedadj.

Brit.

/ˌruːbɪˈθrəʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌrubiˈθroʊdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruby adj., throated adj.

Etymology: < ruby adj. + throated adj. Compare slightly later rubythroat n.

Having a ruby-red throat. Chiefly in the names of birds.

ΚΠ

1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 769 Ruby-throated Humming-bird, Trochilus rubineus. Inhabits Brasil and Guiana.

1839 Madras Jrnl. Lit. & Sci. 10 246 I have only met with the ruby throated bulbul in the forests of Malabar, and even here it is rare.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 10/2 Two specimens of the Calliope Camtschatkensis, or ruby-throated warbler.

1907 J. P. Fitzpatrick Jock of Bushveld (1909) 269 Golden cuckoos there were also and beautiful little green-backed ruby-throated honey-suckers.

1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 68 Our ruby-throated playgirls and madcap millionaires.

2007 Atlas Breeding Birds Alberta (Federation Alberta Naturalists) 292 Having the largest breeding range of any North American hummingbird, the Ruby-throated species is found in mixedwood forests.

Compounds

ruby-throated hummer n. U.S. = ruby-throated hummingbird n. (b).

ΚΠ

1854 C. W. Webber Wild Scenes & Song-birds iv. 121 Audubon says of the ruby-throated hummer: ‘The nest of this humming bird is of the most delicate nature.’

1917 Wilson Bull. 98 8 The Whip-poor-will, Nighthawk, Ruby-throated Hummer and Chimney Swift are all well known birds of this region.

2006 L. Thorp Pull of Earth ix. 141 Nature in all her vast diversity will nurture and sustain you, and me, and the ruby-throated hummer feeding outside my window.

ruby-throated hummingbird n. either of two hummingbirds with males that have metallic ruby-red throats: †(a) a Brazilian bird, Clytolaema rubricauda, with greenish underparts (obsolete); (b) the small Archilochus colubris, with whitish underparts, which breeds throughout most of eastern North America.

ΚΠ

1782Ruby-throated humming-bird [see main sense].

1812 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 340 Ruby-Throated Humming-Bird. Trochilus rubineus... This species..is considerably larger than the Red-Throated Humming-Bird.

1918 Auk 35 79 Two birches just behind the camp seemed the special rendezvous for both sapsuckers and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

2008 B. Fenimore Backyard Birds Pennsylvania 19/1 The ruby-throated hummingbird feeds on the nectar from wildflowers, which it helps pollinate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruby-throated
释义	ruby-throatedadj. Brit. /ˌruːbɪˈθrəʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌrubiˈθroʊdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruby adj., throated adj. Etymology: < ruby adj. + throated adj. Compare slightly later rubythroat n. Having a ruby-red throat. Chiefly in the names of birds. ΚΠ 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 769 Ruby-throated Humming-bird, Trochilus rubineus. Inhabits Brasil and Guiana. 1839 Madras Jrnl. Lit. & Sci. 10 246 I have only met with the ruby throated bulbul in the forests of Malabar, and even here it is rare. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 10/2 Two specimens of the Calliope Camtschatkensis, or ruby-throated warbler. 1907 J. P. Fitzpatrick Jock of Bushveld (1909) 269 Golden cuckoos there were also and beautiful little green-backed ruby-throated honey-suckers. 1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 68 Our ruby-throated playgirls and madcap millionaires. 2007 Atlas Breeding Birds Alberta (Federation Alberta Naturalists) 292 Having the largest breeding range of any North American hummingbird, the Ruby-throated species is found in mixedwood forests. Compounds ruby-throated hummer n. U.S. = ruby-throated hummingbird n. (b). ΚΠ 1854 C. W. Webber Wild Scenes & Song-birds iv. 121 Audubon says of the ruby-throated hummer: ‘The nest of this humming bird is of the most delicate nature.’ 1917 Wilson Bull. 98 8 The Whip-poor-will, Nighthawk, Ruby-throated Hummer and Chimney Swift are all well known birds of this region. 2006 L. Thorp Pull of Earth ix. 141 Nature in all her vast diversity will nurture and sustain you, and me, and the ruby-throated hummer feeding outside my window. ruby-throated hummingbird n. either of two hummingbirds with males that have metallic ruby-red throats: †(a) a Brazilian bird, Clytolaema rubricauda, with greenish underparts (obsolete); (b) the small Archilochus colubris, with whitish underparts, which breeds throughout most of eastern North America. ΚΠ 1782Ruby-throated humming-bird [see main sense]. 1812 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 340 Ruby-Throated Humming-Bird. Trochilus rubineus... This species..is considerably larger than the Red-Throated Humming-Bird. 1918 Auk 35 79 Two birches just behind the camp seemed the special rendezvous for both sapsuckers and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. 2008 B. Fenimore Backyard Birds Pennsylvania 19/1 The ruby-throated hummingbird feeds on the nectar from wildflowers, which it helps pollinate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1782
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