boobookn.

Brit.

/ˈbuːbʊk/,

/ˈbuːbuːk/, U.S.

/ˈbuˌbuk/,

/ˈbuˌbʊk/

Forms:

α. 1800s– boobook.

β. 1800s buckbuck.

Origin: A borrowing from Dharuk. Etymons: Dharuk bubug, bug-bug.

Etymology: < Dharuk (Sydney region) bubug, bug-bug, imitative of the bird's characteristic call.

Chiefly Australian.

In full boobook owl. Any of several Australasian owls of the genus Ninox (family Strigidae) which typically have brown spotted plumage and a distinctive two-note call; esp. the morepork, N. novaeseelandiae. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. mopoke n. 1.

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boobook1801

morepork1825

mopoke1829

ruru1842

nighthawk1857

1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. 64 Boobook O[wl], size of the Brown Owl, and at first sight somewhat resembles it, especially on the upper parts. This inhabits New Holland, where it is known by the name of Boobook.

1846 Portland Gaz. 18 Sept. 4/5 The boobook or barking bird, and the curlew called during the night.

1887 Weekly Rep. No. 8. 42 in Jrnls. & Papers Parl. Tasmania 10 Shoots at or wilfully kills or captures any Boobook Owl (Spiloglaux boobook), or destroys the eggs of any Boobook Owl.

1916 J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee ii. 31 A boo-book owl calling ‘Mopoke!’

1936 M. Franklin All that Swagger vii. 66 At night there were the unfailing boobooks and dingoes to augment the curlews' concert.

1975 Condor 77 18/1 Ninox jacquinoti. Solomon Boobook Owl... One was discovered roosting in a hollow beneath an overhanging branch of a large tree.

2011 J. Olsen Austral. High Country Owls x. 59 Southern Boobooks hunt insects and birds, mainly in the forest canopy, grass or in bushes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boobook
释义	boobookn. Brit. /ˈbuːbʊk/, /ˈbuːbuːk/, U.S. /ˈbuˌbuk/, /ˈbuˌbʊk/ Forms: α. 1800s– boobook. β. 1800s buckbuck. Origin: A borrowing from Dharuk. Etymons: Dharuk bubug, bug-bug. Etymology: < Dharuk (Sydney region) bubug, bug-bug, imitative of the bird's characteristic call. Chiefly Australian. In full boobook owl. Any of several Australasian owls of the genus Ninox (family Strigidae) which typically have brown spotted plumage and a distinctive two-note call; esp. the morepork, N. novaeseelandiae. Also with distinguishing word. Cf. mopoke n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > ninox novaeseelandidae (morepork) boobook1801 morepork1825 mopoke1829 ruru1842 nighthawk1857 1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. 64 Boobook O[wl], size of the Brown Owl, and at first sight somewhat resembles it, especially on the upper parts. This inhabits New Holland, where it is known by the name of Boobook. 1846 Portland Gaz. 18 Sept. 4/5 The boobook or barking bird, and the curlew called during the night. 1887 Weekly Rep. No. 8. 42 in Jrnls. & Papers Parl. Tasmania 10 Shoots at or wilfully kills or captures any Boobook Owl (Spiloglaux boobook), or destroys the eggs of any Boobook Owl. 1916 J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee ii. 31 A boo-book owl calling ‘Mopoke!’ 1936 M. Franklin All that Swagger vii. 66 At night there were the unfailing boobooks and dingoes to augment the curlews' concert. 1975 Condor 77 18/1 Ninox jacquinoti. Solomon Boobook Owl... One was discovered roosting in a hollow beneath an overhanging branch of a large tree. 2011 J. Olsen Austral. High Country Owls x. 59 Southern Boobooks hunt insects and birds, mainly in the forest canopy, grass or in bushes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1801
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