blue-ringedadj.

Brit.

/ˈbluːrɪŋd/, U.S.

/ˈbluˌrɪŋd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., ringed adj.

Etymology: < blue adj. + ringed adj.

blue-ringed octopus n. each of several small Indo-Pacific octopuses constituting the genus Hapalochlaena, which can change their colour to show blue rings and lines, and are noted for being dangerously venomous.

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1933 Victorian Naturalist 49 238 I have seen the small, blue-ringed octopus (Octopus maculosus), common in Sydney Harbour, sitting on about fifty small, white, pea-shaped eggs.

1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Jan. 18/6 A small variety lives off Australia, the blue-ringed octopus,..one of the most poisonous of any sea creatures. Its bite can kill a human being within minutes.

2004 Daily Tel. 22 June 12/7 They bought the blue-ringed octopus, which has poisonous glands, from the market in their village, Tam Ngan.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue-ringed
释义	blue-ringedadj. Brit. /ˈbluːrɪŋd/, U.S. /ˈbluˌrɪŋd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., ringed adj. Etymology: < blue adj. + ringed adj. blue-ringed octopus n. each of several small Indo-Pacific octopuses constituting the genus Hapalochlaena, which can change their colour to show blue rings and lines, and are noted for being dangerously venomous. ΚΠ 1933 Victorian Naturalist 49 238 I have seen the small, blue-ringed octopus (Octopus maculosus), common in Sydney Harbour, sitting on about fifty small, white, pea-shaped eggs. 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Jan. 18/6 A small variety lives off Australia, the blue-ringed octopus,..one of the most poisonous of any sea creatures. Its bite can kill a human being within minutes. 2004 Daily Tel. 22 June 12/7 They bought the blue-ringed octopus, which has poisonous glands, from the market in their village, Tam Ngan. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1933
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