white-napedadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtneɪpd/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌneɪpd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: white adj., nape n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < white adj. + nape n.¹ + -ed suffix².

Having a white nape or white markings on the nape. Frequently in names of birds.

ΚΠ

1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds IV. 168 White-naped Honey-eater…One, supposed to differ in sex, had the band across the nape pale blue, instead of white.

1932 Discovery July 232/2 The white-naped ravens and the mountain buzzards swing overhead.

1984 M. F. Soper N.Z. Birds 42 The White-naped Petrel Pterodroma externa cervicalis... This is a subtropical species now breeding only at Macauley Island.

2011 J. P. Rafferty et al. Primates v. 111 The white-naped mangabey (C. lunulatus) is restricted to a small region.

Compounds

white-naped crane n. a crane with a grey and white neck and a naked red face, Grus vipio, which breeds in northern Mongolia, northern China, and adjacent areas.

ΚΠ

1844 G. R. Gray List Specimens Birds Brit. Mus. III. 74 The White-naped Crane. Grus leucauchen, Temm. pl. col. 449. a. Japan.—From the Leyden Museum.

1951 Auk 68 194 The White-naped Crane, Grus vipio, is an inhabitant of eastern Asia.

2002 Times 6 Mar. (T2 section) 21/1 There is, for the moment at least, a strange refuge for numerous white-naped and hooded cranes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-naped
释义	white-napedadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtneɪpd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌneɪpd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: white adj., nape n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < white adj. + nape n.¹ + -ed suffix². Having a white nape or white markings on the nape. Frequently in names of birds. ΚΠ 1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds IV. 168 White-naped Honey-eater…One, supposed to differ in sex, had the band across the nape pale blue, instead of white. 1932 Discovery July 232/2 The white-naped ravens and the mountain buzzards swing overhead. 1984 M. F. Soper N.Z. Birds 42 The White-naped Petrel Pterodroma externa cervicalis... This is a subtropical species now breeding only at Macauley Island. 2011 J. P. Rafferty et al. Primates v. 111 The white-naped mangabey (C. lunulatus) is restricted to a small region. Compounds white-naped crane n. a crane with a grey and white neck and a naked red face, Grus vipio, which breeds in northern Mongolia, northern China, and adjacent areas. ΚΠ 1844 G. R. Gray List Specimens Birds Brit. Mus. III. 74 The White-naped Crane. Grus leucauchen, Temm. pl. col. 449. a. Japan.—From the Leyden Museum. 1951 Auk 68 194 The White-naped Crane, Grus vipio, is an inhabitant of eastern Asia. 2002 Times 6 Mar. (T2 section) 21/1 There is, for the moment at least, a strange refuge for numerous white-naped and hooded cranes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1822
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