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单词 birdnester
释义

birdnestern.

Brit. /ˈbəːdˌnɛstə/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌnɛstər/
Forms:

α. 1700s– birdnester.

β. 1800s– birds'-nester, 1800s– birdsnester.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birdnest v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < birdnest v. (compare forms at that entry) + -er suffix1. Compare earlier birdnesting n. and birdnesting adj.
A person who goes birdnesting.
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the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > bird's-nesting > one who goes bird's-nesting
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1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions I. viii. 117 The bird-nesters had returned before me.
1896 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs I. 35 A trick which..renders the birdsnester more satisfied that he is on the right scent.
2005 Morning Star (Nexis) 11 Feb. 11 As a youngster, I was, like many children at the time—before the practice was declared illegal—a keen bird nester and egg collector.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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