yellow-leggedadj.

Brit.

/ˈjɛlə(ʊ)lɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S.

/ˈjɛloʊˌlɛɡ(ə)d/

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

Etymology: < yellow adj. + legged adj.

In the names of birds and other animals: having yellow or yellowish legs.

ΘΚΠ

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

black-legged?1523

red-legged1611

yellow-legged1752

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 340 The yellow-legged Falco.

1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. v. 134 The yellow-legged Tenthredo is not much larger than a Flea.

1816 ‘B. Moubray’ Pract. Treat. Poultry (ed. 2) 59 Yellow legged fowls are often of a tender constitution.

1887 D. Macdonald Gum Boughs 146 Yellow-legged minahs, tamest of all Australian birds.

1908 Iowa State Reg. & Farmer 3 Jan. 10/2 (advt.) Nicest Barred Rock Cockerels we ever raised: yellow legged, vigorous fellows, of large size and sure to please.

1995 R. C. Stebbins & N. W. Cohen Nat. Hist. Amphibians xx. 226 He returned in 1988 and 1989 and found no Yellow-legged Frogs anywhere in the northern Sierra.

2010 Independent 21 Sept. 14/3 Researchers analysed 57 samples of droppings from the yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans.

Compounds

yellow-legged plover n. North American either of the two species of yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes and T. melanoleuca.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Tringa > tringa flavipes (yellow-legs)

yellow-legged plover1778

yellowshank1785

telltale1813

yellow leg1889

1778 C. Blagden Let. in Bull. N.Y. Publ. Libr. (1903) 7 432 The yellow-legged Plover, so called from the colour of its legs & feet, a species of scolopax, very common at this season, but not all delicate to eat.

1895 Canad. Mag. Feb. 313/2 The yellow-legged plover stood in undisturbed and curious gravity, watching us from the banks.

1923 Frederick (Maryland) Post 22 Aug. 3/5 Following are bag limits per day: Partridge, 12; grouse, 2;..yellow legged plover, 15; black-breasted plover, 5.

2017 A. M. Appel tr. C. Magris Blameless 217 Her father had seen that island's mangroves..and the small yellow-legged plovers that flew into their tangled maze to catch fish and insects with their long black beaks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	yellow-legged
释义	yellow-leggedadj. Brit. /ˈjɛlə(ʊ)lɛɡ(ᵻ)d/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊˌlɛɡ(ə)d/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., legged adj. Etymology: < yellow adj. + legged adj. In the names of birds and other animals: having yellow or yellowish legs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of legs > having particular colour legs black-legged?1523 red-legged1611 yellow-legged1752 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 340 The yellow-legged Falco. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. IV. v. 134 The yellow-legged Tenthredo is not much larger than a Flea. 1816 ‘B. Moubray’ Pract. Treat. Poultry (ed. 2) 59 Yellow legged fowls are often of a tender constitution. 1887 D. Macdonald Gum Boughs 146 Yellow-legged minahs, tamest of all Australian birds. 1908 Iowa State Reg. & Farmer 3 Jan. 10/2 (advt.) Nicest Barred Rock Cockerels we ever raised: yellow legged, vigorous fellows, of large size and sure to please. 1995 R. C. Stebbins & N. W. Cohen Nat. Hist. Amphibians xx. 226 He returned in 1988 and 1989 and found no Yellow-legged Frogs anywhere in the northern Sierra. 2010 Independent 21 Sept. 14/3 Researchers analysed 57 samples of droppings from the yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans. Compounds yellow-legged plover n. North American either of the two species of yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes and T. melanoleuca. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Tringa > tringa flavipes (yellow-legs) yellow-legged plover1778 yellowshank1785 telltale1813 yellow leg1889 1778 C. Blagden Let. in Bull. N.Y. Publ. Libr. (1903) 7 432 The yellow-legged Plover, so called from the colour of its legs & feet, a species of scolopax, very common at this season, but not all delicate to eat. 1895 Canad. Mag. Feb. 313/2 The yellow-legged plover stood in undisturbed and curious gravity, watching us from the banks. 1923 Frederick (Maryland) Post 22 Aug. 3/5 Following are bag limits per day: Partridge, 12; grouse, 2;..yellow legged plover, 15; black-breasted plover, 5. 2017 A. M. Appel tr. C. Magris Blameless 217 Her father had seen that island's mangroves..and the small yellow-legged plovers that flew into their tangled maze to catch fish and insects with their long black beaks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1752
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