starheadn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrˌhɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < star n.¹ + head n.¹ In sense 2 after post-classical Latin asterocephalus (S. Vaillant 1724, in Hist. de l'Acad. Roy. des Sci. 1722 178; also in scientific Latin as a former genus name (K. Sprengel, 1820 or earlier)); compare earlier star-headed adj.

†1. A kind of sea urchin (not identified), possibly of the genus Clypeaster. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Echinoidea > miscellaneous types > echinus sulcatus

starhead1713

1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 1/1 Echinus sulcatus... Sea Furrowed Star-head.

†2. Any of various Old World herbaceous plants of the genera Scabiosa or Lomelosia (family Dipsacaceae), which were previously placed in the genus Asterocephalus and have inflorescences occurring as globular heads or clusters of stellate flowers. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit

scabiousc1400

devil's-bit1526

fore-bit1597

forebitten more1597

gypsy flower1620

widow flower1789

fire-leaves1796

mourning bride1811

gypsy rose1830

mournful widow1846

starhead1852

1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. Star Head. Asterocephalus.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1092/2 Star-head, Asterocephalus.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Astrocephalus stellatus. Starry Pincushion-flower, Star-head.

3. Any of several small North American topminnows of the genus Fundulus (family Fundulidae), having a star-shaped marking on the head; esp. F. dispar of the eastern United States. More fully starhead minnow, starhead topminnow.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae > member of genus Fundulus

mummichog1787

swampine1835

killifish1836

May fish1836

studfish1874

sac-à-lait1884

starhead1920

1920 Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 27 366 ‘Star-head Minnow’, ‘Star-head’... We have only six specimens which might well be F. nottii. The natives know it as the ‘Star-head’.

1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 257 (heading) Nott's Fundulus/Killie. The Star-Head Minnow (in America). Native to the south-east States of the U.S.A.

2005 J. H. Thorp et al. in A. C. Benke & C. E. Cushing Rivers of N. Amer. 1008/1 Species of special concern include fishes (starhead topminnow, black buffalo, spotted gar), [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	starhead
释义	starheadn. Brit. /ˈstɑːhɛd/, U.S. /ˈstɑrˌhɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < star n.¹ + head n.¹ In sense 2 after post-classical Latin asterocephalus (S. Vaillant 1724, in Hist. de l'Acad. Roy. des Sci. 1722 178; also in scientific Latin as a former genus name (K. Sprengel, 1820 or earlier)); compare earlier star-headed adj. †1. A kind of sea urchin (not identified), possibly of the genus Clypeaster. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Echinoidea > miscellaneous types > echinus sulcatus starhead1713 1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 1/1 Echinus sulcatus... Sea Furrowed Star-head. †2. Any of various Old World herbaceous plants of the genera Scabiosa or Lomelosia (family Dipsacaceae), which were previously placed in the genus Asterocephalus and have inflorescences occurring as globular heads or clusters of stellate flowers. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit scabiousc1400 devil's-bit1526 fore-bit1597 forebitten more1597 gypsy flower1620 widow flower1789 fire-leaves1796 mourning bride1811 gypsy rose1830 mournful widow1846 starhead1852 1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. Star Head. Asterocephalus. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1092/2 Star-head, Asterocephalus. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Astrocephalus stellatus. Starry Pincushion-flower, Star-head. 3. Any of several small North American topminnows of the genus Fundulus (family Fundulidae), having a star-shaped marking on the head; esp. F. dispar of the eastern United States. More fully starhead minnow, starhead topminnow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae > member of genus Fundulus mummichog1787 swampine1835 killifish1836 May fish1836 studfish1874 sac-à-lait1884 starhead1920 1920 Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 27 366 ‘Star-head Minnow’, ‘Star-head’... We have only six specimens which might well be F. nottii. The natives know it as the ‘Star-head’. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 257 (heading) Nott's Fundulus/Killie. The Star-Head Minnow (in America). Native to the south-east States of the U.S.A. 2005 J. H. Thorp et al. in A. C. Benke & C. E. Cushing Rivers of N. Amer. 1008/1 Species of special concern include fishes (starhead topminnow, black buffalo, spotted gar), [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1713
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