todyn.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊdi/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊdi/

Inflections: Plural todies.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Todus.

Etymology: Apparently < scientific Latin Todus, genus name ( P. Browne Civil and Nat. Hist. Jamaica (1756) 476) < classical Latin todī (plural), kind of small bird (attested in an 8th-cent. epitome of a 2nd-cent. grammarian), of uncertain origin.The origin of the final -y is unclear; compare perhaps the ending of the classical Latin plural form, the suffixed French todier , denoting the same bird (1760), or -y suffix⁶.

Any of several small insectivorous birds constituting the Caribbean genus Todus and family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, and having a large head, narrow pointed bill, bright green upperparts, and red throat.

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1773 T. Pennant Genera of Birds 17 Tody... Bill thin, depressed, broad... Inhabits the hot parts of America... The name first given it by Dr. Brown, I suppose, from Todi, small birds.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) I. 292 The Todies [Fr. les Todiers] are small birds of America, resembling the King-fishers in their general form, as well as in their feet and elongated bill.

1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 276 The Little Todies..are only found in a few of the West Indian Islands.

1934 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 73 343 The West Indian Todies..originated somewhere in northern Central America.

1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 143 Jamaican Tody. Todus todus. Local names: Robin; Robin Redbreast.

2003 Caribbean World Winter 58/4 Relatives of the hummingbirds and woodpeckers, todies are bright green and pale yellow, with vivid red bibs and thin, spike-like red beaks.

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

单词	tody
释义	todyn. Brit. /ˈtəʊdi/, U.S. /ˈtoʊdi/ Inflections: Plural todies. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Todus. Etymology: Apparently < scientific Latin Todus, genus name ( P. Browne Civil and Nat. Hist. Jamaica (1756) 476) < classical Latin todī (plural), kind of small bird (attested in an 8th-cent. epitome of a 2nd-cent. grammarian), of uncertain origin.The origin of the final -y is unclear; compare perhaps the ending of the classical Latin plural form, the suffixed French todier , denoting the same bird (1760), or -y suffix⁶. Any of several small insectivorous birds constituting the Caribbean genus Todus and family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, and having a large head, narrow pointed bill, bright green upperparts, and red throat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Alcedinidae > unspecified and miscellaneous types kingfisher1611 tody1773 robin1826 kinghunter1837 robin redbreast1847 malachite kingfisher1903 1773 T. Pennant Genera of Birds 17 Tody... Bill thin, depressed, broad... Inhabits the hot parts of America... The name first given it by Dr. Brown, I suppose, from Todi, small birds. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) I. 292 The Todies [Fr. les Todiers] are small birds of America, resembling the King-fishers in their general form, as well as in their feet and elongated bill. 1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 276 The Little Todies..are only found in a few of the West Indian Islands. 1934 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 73 343 The West Indian Todies..originated somewhere in northern Central America. 1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 143 Jamaican Tody. Todus todus. Local names: Robin; Robin Redbreast. 2003 Caribbean World Winter 58/4 Relatives of the hummingbirds and woodpeckers, todies are bright green and pale yellow, with vivid red bibs and thin, spike-like red beaks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1773
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