单词 | ruticilline |
释义 | † ruticillineadj. Ornithology. Obsolete. Of or relating to the former genus Ruticilla, which comprised the Old World redstarts, or the former subfamily Ruticillinae, which comprised the redstarts, robins, and nightingales.The redstarts are now in the genus Phoenicurus, and they, along with the chats, now constitute a subfamily within the family Muscicapidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [adjective] > relating to redstart ruticilline1854 1854 Zoologist 12 4162 It displays its ruticilline affinities by the constant motion of its tail. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. 1 277 These [genera] are adopted by Mr. Oates, who..refers all to the Ruticilline group (Redstart) of Turdidæ. 1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. IX. 516 As regards the Saxicoline and Ruticilline forms attention should be drawn to the jerky, flitting flight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1854 |
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