wompoon.

Brit.

/ˈwɒmpuː/, U.S.

/ˈwɑmˌpu/, Australian English

/ˈwɔmpuː/

Forms: 1800s whompoa, 1900s– wampoo, 1900s– whampoo, 1900s– wompoo.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the bird's distinctive call.

More fully wompoo fruit dove, wompoo pigeon. A large, tropical Australasian fruit dove, Ptilinopus magnificus, with predominantly green plumage, pale grey head, purple breast, and yellow abdomen, and having a deep bubbling call.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > genus Ptilinopis (wompoo)

wompoo1845

magnificent fruit pigeon1848

magnificent fruit dove1976

1845 T. Hall Effects & Adventures Raby Rattler li. 465 ‘Does he shoot his sheep..?’ ‘Oh, no; only Wampoos, Kangaroos, and a few small birds’.

1870 E. B. Kennedy Four Yrs. Queensland vii. 111 One may find a large one with green back and purple and yellow breast, called the Whompoa, or painted pigeon.

1901 Truth (Sydney) 10 Mar. 5/5 Whampoo pigeons, green and rich gold, crowd the showers of ruddy-berries to the ground.

1935 A. H. Chisholm Bird Wonders Austral. i. 114 The deep bubbling notes..have given rise to the name of ‘Wompoo’ and to the bushman's other quaint terms, ‘Bubbly Jock’ and ‘Bubbly Mary’.

1978 Ecos 15 32/1 The wompoo pigeon..is a large green bird with grey head, purple breast, and yellow abdomen.

2002 Biotropica 34 174 Regent Bowerbirds, Wompoo Fruit-doves, and Topknot Pigeons were responsible for all aggressive behavior observed.

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

单词	wompoo
释义	wompoon. Brit. /ˈwɒmpuː/, U.S. /ˈwɑmˌpu/, Australian English /ˈwɔmpuː/ Forms: 1800s whompoa, 1900s– wampoo, 1900s– whampoo, 1900s– wompoo. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the bird's distinctive call. More fully wompoo fruit dove, wompoo pigeon. A large, tropical Australasian fruit dove, Ptilinopus magnificus, with predominantly green plumage, pale grey head, purple breast, and yellow abdomen, and having a deep bubbling call. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > genus Ptilinopis (wompoo) wompoo1845 magnificent fruit pigeon1848 magnificent fruit dove1976 1845 T. Hall Effects & Adventures Raby Rattler li. 465 ‘Does he shoot his sheep..?’ ‘Oh, no; only Wampoos, Kangaroos, and a few small birds’. 1870 E. B. Kennedy Four Yrs. Queensland vii. 111 One may find a large one with green back and purple and yellow breast, called the Whompoa, or painted pigeon. 1901 Truth (Sydney) 10 Mar. 5/5 Whampoo pigeons, green and rich gold, crowd the showers of ruddy-berries to the ground. 1935 A. H. Chisholm Bird Wonders Austral. i. 114 The deep bubbling notes..have given rise to the name of ‘Wompoo’ and to the bushman's other quaint terms, ‘Bubbly Jock’ and ‘Bubbly Mary’. 1978 Ecos 15 32/1 The wompoo pigeon..is a large green bird with grey head, purple breast, and yellow abdomen. 2002 Biotropica 34 174 Regent Bowerbirds, Wompoo Fruit-doves, and Topknot Pigeons were responsible for all aggressive behavior observed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1845
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