black-billedadj.

Brit.

/ˌblakˈbɪld/, U.S.

/ˈblækˈbɪld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., billed adj.¹

Etymology: < black adj. + billed adj.¹

Chiefly in the names of birds: having a distinctive black bill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular colour

red-billed1625

black-billed1678

red-beaked1758

yellow-billed1773

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 113 (heading) The black-billed green Parrot of Aldrovandus.

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 422 It is the Black-billed Duck of Ray with yellow feet.

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. 118 Black billed Auk.

1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VII. 412 Black-billed Kingfisher... Bill large and black.

1882 Cent. Mag. Jan. 358/1 A strong, olive-backed, yellow-breasted, black-billed bird, with a voice like that of a jay.

1936 H. Guthrie-Smith Sorrows & Joys N.Z. Naturalist 51 The birds breeding..were Caspian Tern..and Blackbilled Gulls..in amity and friendship closely packed together.

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World vi. 109 The black-billed magpie (Pica pica) was a resident bird of the western prairies noted by the early explorers.

2003 Guardian 17 Feb. i. 20/2 Here, we finally saw..the rare Jamaican blackbird and black-billed parrot.

Compounds

black-billed cuckoo n. a North American brownish-olive cuckoo, Coccyzus erythrophthalmus, which has a black bill and a red eye-ring.

ΚΠ

1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. IV. 16 Black-billed cuckoo: Cuculus erythrophthalma;..fond of..creeks, feeding on small shell fish.

1875 Rep. Reconnaissance Black Hills Dakota (U.S. Army Corps Engineers) 94 Black-billed cuckoo. This species was abundant about Fort Lincoln late in June.

1904 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music 15 His near relative the Black-billed Cuckoo is by far the better singer.

1996 L. Scanlan Heading Home viii. 176 It has been a good summer..for seeing birds—hummingbirds and woodcocks and black-billed cuckoos.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black-billed
释义	black-billedadj. Brit. /ˌblakˈbɪld/, U.S. /ˈblækˈbɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., billed adj.¹ Etymology: < black adj. + billed adj.¹ Chiefly in the names of birds: having a distinctive black bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular colour red-billed1625 black-billed1678 red-beaked1758 yellow-billed1773 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 113 (heading) The black-billed green Parrot of Aldrovandus. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 422 It is the Black-billed Duck of Ray with yellow feet. 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. 118 Black billed Auk. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VII. 412 Black-billed Kingfisher... Bill large and black. 1882 Cent. Mag. Jan. 358/1 A strong, olive-backed, yellow-breasted, black-billed bird, with a voice like that of a jay. 1936 H. Guthrie-Smith Sorrows & Joys N.Z. Naturalist 51 The birds breeding..were Caspian Tern..and Blackbilled Gulls..in amity and friendship closely packed together. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World vi. 109 The black-billed magpie (Pica pica) was a resident bird of the western prairies noted by the early explorers. 2003 Guardian 17 Feb. i. 20/2 Here, we finally saw..the rare Jamaican blackbird and black-billed parrot. Compounds black-billed cuckoo n. a North American brownish-olive cuckoo, Coccyzus erythrophthalmus, which has a black bill and a red eye-ring. ΚΠ 1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. IV. 16 Black-billed cuckoo: Cuculus erythrophthalma;..fond of..creeks, feeding on small shell fish. 1875 Rep. Reconnaissance Black Hills Dakota (U.S. Army Corps Engineers) 94 Black-billed cuckoo. This species was abundant about Fort Lincoln late in June. 1904 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music 15 His near relative the Black-billed Cuckoo is by far the better singer. 1996 L. Scanlan Heading Home viii. 176 It has been a good summer..for seeing birds—hummingbirds and woodcocks and black-billed cuckoos. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1678
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