brainfever birdn.

Brit.

/ˈbreɪnˌfiːvə bəːd/, U.S.

/ˈbreɪnˌfivər ˌbərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brain fever n., bird n.

Etymology: < brain fever n. + bird n., with reference to the supposed effect of the bird's repetitive call on the listener.

Either of two cuckoos of the genus Cuculus having incessant repetitive calls: the common hawk-cuckoo of South Asia, C. varius, and (in later use) the pallid cuckoo, C. pallidus, of Australasia.

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hawk-cuckoo1862

brainfever bird1874

1874 Rep. Marlborough Coll. Nat. Hist. Soc. 19 72 Skins of Indian birds, presented by H. C. Spry... Hierococyx Varius—Brain fever Bird.

1885 March. Dufferin in Vice-regal Life in India (1890) ii. 30 The ‘brainfever’ bird repeats his name over and over again until he nearly gives you the malady itself.

1902 B. M. Croker Cat's-Paw xiii The ‘coppersmith’ and the ‘brain-fever bird’ were indefatigable.

1924 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Aug. 22/3 Several of our cuckoos—including..the pallid cuckoo (brain-fever-bird)—are migratory.

1960 M. MacDonald Birds in my Indian Garden 41 It was the Common Hawk-cuckoo, whose monotonously, maddeningly reiterated phrase..gives it the nickname of Brainfever Bird.

2002 Age (Melbourne) 21 Mar. (Culture section) 3/7 Pallid males call for hours on end and earned the name of brainfever-bird from early settlers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brainfever bird
释义	brainfever birdn. Brit. /ˈbreɪnˌfiːvə bəːd/, U.S. /ˈbreɪnˌfivər ˌbərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brain fever n., bird n. Etymology: < brain fever n. + bird n., with reference to the supposed effect of the bird's repetitive call on the listener. Either of two cuckoos of the genus Cuculus having incessant repetitive calls: the common hawk-cuckoo of South Asia, C. varius, and (in later use) the pallid cuckoo, C. pallidus, of Australasia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Cuculus > cuculus varius (hawk-cuckoo) hawk-cuckoo1862 brainfever bird1874 1874 Rep. Marlborough Coll. Nat. Hist. Soc. 19 72 Skins of Indian birds, presented by H. C. Spry... Hierococyx Varius—Brain fever Bird. 1885 March. Dufferin in Vice-regal Life in India (1890) ii. 30 The ‘brainfever’ bird repeats his name over and over again until he nearly gives you the malady itself. 1902 B. M. Croker Cat's-Paw xiii The ‘coppersmith’ and the ‘brain-fever bird’ were indefatigable. 1924 Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Aug. 22/3 Several of our cuckoos—including..the pallid cuckoo (brain-fever-bird)—are migratory. 1960 M. MacDonald Birds in my Indian Garden 41 It was the Common Hawk-cuckoo, whose monotonously, maddeningly reiterated phrase..gives it the nickname of Brainfever Bird. 2002 Age (Melbourne) 21 Mar. (Culture section) 3/7 Pallid males call for hours on end and earned the name of brainfever-bird from early settlers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1874
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