yellow-billedadj.

Brit.

/ˈjɛlə(ʊ)bɪld/, U.S.

/ˈjɛloʊˌbɪld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., billed adj.¹

Etymology: < yellow adj. + billed adj.¹

Of a bird or fish: having a yellow bill. Also in names of animals.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular colour

red-billed1625

black-billed1678

red-beaked1758

yellow-billed1773

1773 J. R. Forster Jrnl. 29 Jan. in ‘Resolution’ Jrnl. (1982) II. 220 Saw two yellowbilled Albatrosses.

1790 R. Thomas Med. Advice Inhabitants Warm Climates 190 Certain and almost instantaneous death, is said to ensue from eating the yellow billed sprat.

1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds II. 331 Yellow-billed Horn-bill.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 130 Turning even the muddy water..into a mirror for the yellow-billed ducks.

1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 144 There are several other northern species: the mangrove kingfisher..the forest kingfisher..and the yellow-billed kingfisher.

1992 Times 24 Oct. (Weekend section) 3/4 The yellow-billed stork waits with opened beak submerged; he welcomes little fishes in with gently smiling jaws.

2004 T. Wheeler Falklands & S. Georgia 56 The yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica spinicauda ) is not particularly numerous but is very widespread.

Compounds

yellow-billed cuckoo n. a cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, with brown upperparts, white underparts, and a yellow bill with black markings on the upper mandible, which breeds in North American and Mexico and migrates to South America in the winter.Also called cow bird and rain crow.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > member of genus Coccyzus

mangrove cuckoo1782

rain crow1806

yellow-billed cuckoo1811

cow-bird1828

1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. IV. 13 Yellow-billed cuckoo..is both shy and solitary, seeking always the thickest foliage for concealment.

1868 T. F. Cronise Nat. Wealth Calif. 449 The Yellow-billed Cuckoo..is often called Rain Crow, on account of uttering its cackling noises so frequently before a rain, as to be considered a very good prophet.

1950 Chicago Tribune 6 July 8/5 Another insect on which the yellow billed cuckoo (the more common variety around here) feeds is the locust.

2013 Wilson Jrnl. Ornithol. 125 243 Yellow-billed Cuckoos..are uncommon in northwestern Mexico until late June.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yellow-billed
释义	yellow-billedadj. Brit. /ˈjɛlə(ʊ)bɪld/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊˌbɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., billed adj.¹ Etymology: < yellow adj. + billed adj.¹ Of a bird or fish: having a yellow bill. Also in names of animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular colour red-billed1625 black-billed1678 red-beaked1758 yellow-billed1773 1773 J. R. Forster Jrnl. 29 Jan. in ‘Resolution’ Jrnl. (1982) II. 220 Saw two yellowbilled Albatrosses. 1790 R. Thomas Med. Advice Inhabitants Warm Climates 190 Certain and almost instantaneous death, is said to ensue from eating the yellow billed sprat. 1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds II. 331 Yellow-billed Horn-bill. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 130 Turning even the muddy water..into a mirror for the yellow-billed ducks. 1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 144 There are several other northern species: the mangrove kingfisher..the forest kingfisher..and the yellow-billed kingfisher. 1992 Times 24 Oct. (Weekend section) 3/4 The yellow-billed stork waits with opened beak submerged; he welcomes little fishes in with gently smiling jaws. 2004 T. Wheeler Falklands & S. Georgia 56 The yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica spinicauda ) is not particularly numerous but is very widespread. Compounds yellow-billed cuckoo n. a cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, with brown upperparts, white underparts, and a yellow bill with black markings on the upper mandible, which breeds in North American and Mexico and migrates to South America in the winter.Also called cow bird and rain crow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > member of genus Coccyzus mangrove cuckoo1782 rain crow1806 yellow-billed cuckoo1811 cow-bird1828 1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. IV. 13 Yellow-billed cuckoo..is both shy and solitary, seeking always the thickest foliage for concealment. 1868 T. F. Cronise Nat. Wealth Calif. 449 The Yellow-billed Cuckoo..is often called Rain Crow, on account of uttering its cackling noises so frequently before a rain, as to be considered a very good prophet. 1950 Chicago Tribune 6 July 8/5 Another insect on which the yellow billed cuckoo (the more common variety around here) feeds is the locust. 2013 Wilson Jrnl. Ornithol. 125 243 Yellow-billed Cuckoos..are uncommon in northwestern Mexico until late June. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1773
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