bird-wingedadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdwɪŋd/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌwɪŋd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., winged adj.¹

Etymology: < bird n. + winged adj.¹ Compare slightly later birdwing n.In the specific use after scientific Latin Ornithoptera, genus name (see birdwing n.). With the use in quot. 1911 compare ornithopter n.

Having wings likened to those of a bird; spec. designating butterflies of a group having distinctive long forewings (see birdwing n.).

ΚΠ

1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. II. xxx. 199 One of the most magnificent insects the world contains, the great bird-winged butterfly, Ornithoptera poseidon.

1898 C. de Kay Bird Gods vi. 171 One thinks of the bird-winged angels carrying souls, which are found on the famous Harpy Tomb from Lycia now in the British Museum.

1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 41 The blazoned, bird-winged butterflies.

1911 Aeronautics Dec. 192/1 Recently, Etrich has constructed three new types of his bird-winged monoplane.

1998 J. Sturrock in J. DiSalvo et al. Blake, Politics, & Hist. xvii. 341 An earlier and less hygienic version of the Domino Theory is presented in terms of harpies, the woman-faced, bird-winged monsters.

2009 I. McCalman Darwin's Armada 277 Within a few hours he [sc. A. R. Wallace] captured thirty new species of butterfly, and within three days the queen of them all—the great, bird-winged Ornithoptera poseidon.

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

单词	bird-winged
释义	bird-wingedadj. Brit. /ˈbəːdwɪŋd/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌwɪŋd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., winged adj.¹ Etymology: < bird n. + winged adj.¹ Compare slightly later birdwing n.In the specific use after scientific Latin Ornithoptera, genus name (see birdwing n.). With the use in quot. 1911 compare ornithopter n. Having wings likened to those of a bird; spec. designating butterflies of a group having distinctive long forewings (see birdwing n.). ΚΠ 1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. II. xxx. 199 One of the most magnificent insects the world contains, the great bird-winged butterfly, Ornithoptera poseidon. 1898 C. de Kay Bird Gods vi. 171 One thinks of the bird-winged angels carrying souls, which are found on the famous Harpy Tomb from Lycia now in the British Museum. 1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 41 The blazoned, bird-winged butterflies. 1911 Aeronautics Dec. 192/1 Recently, Etrich has constructed three new types of his bird-winged monoplane. 1998 J. Sturrock in J. DiSalvo et al. Blake, Politics, & Hist. xvii. 341 An earlier and less hygienic version of the Domino Theory is presented in terms of harpies, the woman-faced, bird-winged monsters. 2009 I. McCalman Darwin's Armada 277 Within a few hours he [sc. A. R. Wallace] captured thirty new species of butterfly, and within three days the queen of them all—the great, bird-winged Ornithoptera poseidon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1869
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