bird-eatingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdˌiːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌidɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., eating adj.

Etymology: < bird n. + eating adj.

That eats birds.Recorded earliest in bird-eating spider.

ΚΠ

1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 73 The aranea avicularia, and the aranea venatoria, the great hairy bird-eating spider of Brasil.

1883 Science 3 Aug. 146 In the June number of the Journal of Science is given the following account of a bird-eating frog.

1925 Sci. Monthly Apr. 343 There are..no predaceous mammals nor bird-eating reptiles.

1955 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 19 400/2 The effect of low mouse populations on mouse-eating species [of predatory birds] is direct and forces them into competition with the bird-eating species.

2005 A. Burdick Out of Eden (2006) x. 133 There is an understandable tendency to focus on..the flashy and unusual birds, the sinister bird-eating snakes, and other ‘megafauna’ near the apex of the pyramidal food chain.

Compounds

bird-eating spider n. any of various large hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, esp. of the tropical American genera Avicularia and Theraphosa, which have been known to kill small birds.Also called bird-catching spider, bird spider: see bird n. Compounds 2b.

ΚΠ

1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 73 The aranea avicularia, and the aranea venatoria, the great hairy bird-eating spider of Brasil.

1851 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1850 19: Pt. i 474 This interesting communication on the contested subject of bird-eating spiders originated in my request that the author would commit to paper the observation of which he had assured me in conversation.

1976 Geogr. Jrnl. 142 166 The climbers had to contend with torrential rain, bird-eating spiders, scorpions and snakes.

2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 2 Mar. (Factor X section) 7/4 As adults, female bird-eating spiders have a body length of up to 6cm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	bird-eating
释义	bird-eatingadj. Brit. /ˈbəːdˌiːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌidɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., eating adj. Etymology: < bird n. + eating adj. That eats birds.Recorded earliest in bird-eating spider. ΚΠ 1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 73 The aranea avicularia, and the aranea venatoria, the great hairy bird-eating spider of Brasil. 1883 Science 3 Aug. 146 In the June number of the Journal of Science is given the following account of a bird-eating frog. 1925 Sci. Monthly Apr. 343 There are..no predaceous mammals nor bird-eating reptiles. 1955 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 19 400/2 The effect of low mouse populations on mouse-eating species [of predatory birds] is direct and forces them into competition with the bird-eating species. 2005 A. Burdick Out of Eden (2006) x. 133 There is an understandable tendency to focus on..the flashy and unusual birds, the sinister bird-eating snakes, and other ‘megafauna’ near the apex of the pyramidal food chain. Compounds bird-eating spider n. any of various large hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae, esp. of the tropical American genera Avicularia and Theraphosa, which have been known to kill small birds.Also called bird-catching spider, bird spider: see bird n. Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 73 The aranea avicularia, and the aranea venatoria, the great hairy bird-eating spider of Brasil. 1851 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1850 19: Pt. i 474 This interesting communication on the contested subject of bird-eating spiders originated in my request that the author would commit to paper the observation of which he had assured me in conversation. 1976 Geogr. Jrnl. 142 166 The climbers had to contend with torrential rain, bird-eating spiders, scorpions and snakes. 2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 2 Mar. (Factor X section) 7/4 As adults, female bird-eating spiders have a body length of up to 6cm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1792
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