Clifdenn.

Brit.

/ˈklɪfd(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈklɪfd(ə)n/

Forms: 1700s Cleifden, 1700s Cliefden, 1700s– Clifden.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Cleifden, Cliveden.

Etymology: < Cleifden, Cliefden, Clifden, former spellings of Cliveden, the name of a country house and estate (formerly a village) in Buckinghamshire, where the moth and butterfly were first observed.

1. Clifden nonpareil n. a large Eurasian noctuid moth, Catocala fraxini (family Erebidae), with greyish-brown patterned forewings and a striking blue band across each black hindwing.

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Clifden nonpareil?1749

?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 45 The Cleifden Nonpareil, a Moth. This curious Fly was found by Mr Davenport, sticking against the Body of an Ash Tree, near Cleifden, in Buckinghamshire.

1766 M. Harris Aurelian 65 (heading) The Clifden Nonpareile.

1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 539 The caterpillar of the Clifden Nonpareil is very scarce in this country, and when found is almost invariably in one of the southern counties.

1898 Boy's Own Paper 4 June 570/3 The Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini) is one of those great prizes which fall to the lot of very few collectors.

1937 P. B. M. Allan Moth-hunter's Gossip iii. 84 I verily believe that the sight of a Clifden Nonpareil flying round my bedroom would make me leap from my death-bed.

1984 B. Skinner Colour Identification Guide Moths Brit. Isles 151/2 Clifden Nonpareil,..resident in aspen woodland near Hamstreet, Kent, from 1935 to 1964, and in the Norfolk Broads from the early to mid 1930s.

2014 Guardian 11 Aug. (G2 section) 2/4 Moth watchers are also keenly setting their traps in the hope of attracting a suite of rare vagrants such as crimson speckled, Clifden nonpareil and the sinister looking death's-head hawkmoth.

2. Clifden blue n. now historical the Adonis blue butterfly, Polyommatus bellargus.

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1775 M. Harris Eng. Lepidoptera 1 Blue, clifden.

1795 W. Lewin Papilios Great Brit. 80 The most beautiful species of butterfly was first observed and caught at Clifden in Buckingamshire, and for that reason has always retained the name of Clifden blue: however it is pretty common in various parts of England.

1802 C. Stewart Elements Nat. Hist. II. 132 Papilio Adonis. Clifden blue B. Wings blue and intire.

1863 All Year Round 3 Jan. 392/1 Clifden-blue butterflies sporting with each other in the sunshine, surpassed even the beauty of the flax.

1903 Trans. Herts. Nat. Hist. Soc. & Field Club 1900–2 11 225 There are two broods in the year of several of our butterflies, among them the common blue, the Clifden blue..and the brown argus.

1973 V. Nabokov Strong Opinions v. 60 Here is a little sky-blue butterfly, also a very common thing, once known as the Clifden Blue in England.

1991 J. Thomas & R. Lewington Butterflies Brit. & Ireland 100/1 This was, indeed, one of the last British butterflies to be discovered, and for many years was known either as the ‘Clifden Blue’ or ‘Deptford Blue’, after two of its earliest localities.

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

单词	clifden
释义	Clifdenn. Brit. /ˈklɪfd(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈklɪfd(ə)n/ Forms: 1700s Cleifden, 1700s Cliefden, 1700s– Clifden. Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Cleifden, Cliveden. Etymology: < Cleifden, Cliefden, Clifden, former spellings of Cliveden, the name of a country house and estate (formerly a village) in Buckinghamshire, where the moth and butterfly were first observed. 1. Clifden nonpareil n. a large Eurasian noctuid moth, Catocala fraxini (family Erebidae), with greyish-brown patterned forewings and a striking blue band across each black hindwing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of subfamily Catocalinae (underwing) > catocala fraxini (blue underwing) Clifden nonpareil?1749 ?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 45 The Cleifden Nonpareil, a Moth. This curious Fly was found by Mr Davenport, sticking against the Body of an Ash Tree, near Cleifden, in Buckinghamshire. 1766 M. Harris Aurelian 65 (heading) The Clifden Nonpareile. 1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 539 The caterpillar of the Clifden Nonpareil is very scarce in this country, and when found is almost invariably in one of the southern counties. 1898 Boy's Own Paper 4 June 570/3 The Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini) is one of those great prizes which fall to the lot of very few collectors. 1937 P. B. M. Allan Moth-hunter's Gossip iii. 84 I verily believe that the sight of a Clifden Nonpareil flying round my bedroom would make me leap from my death-bed. 1984 B. Skinner Colour Identification Guide Moths Brit. Isles 151/2 Clifden Nonpareil,..resident in aspen woodland near Hamstreet, Kent, from 1935 to 1964, and in the Norfolk Broads from the early to mid 1930s. 2014 Guardian 11 Aug. (G2 section) 2/4 Moth watchers are also keenly setting their traps in the hope of attracting a suite of rare vagrants such as crimson speckled, Clifden nonpareil and the sinister looking death's-head hawkmoth. 2. Clifden blue n. now historical the Adonis blue butterfly, Polyommatus bellargus. ΚΠ 1775 M. Harris Eng. Lepidoptera 1 Blue, clifden. 1795 W. Lewin Papilios Great Brit. 80 The most beautiful species of butterfly was first observed and caught at Clifden in Buckingamshire, and for that reason has always retained the name of Clifden blue: however it is pretty common in various parts of England. 1802 C. Stewart Elements Nat. Hist. II. 132 Papilio Adonis. Clifden blue B. Wings blue and intire. 1863 All Year Round 3 Jan. 392/1 Clifden-blue butterflies sporting with each other in the sunshine, surpassed even the beauty of the flax. 1903 Trans. Herts. Nat. Hist. Soc. & Field Club 1900–2 11 225 There are two broods in the year of several of our butterflies, among them the common blue, the Clifden blue..and the brown argus. 1973 V. Nabokov Strong Opinions v. 60 Here is a little sky-blue butterfly, also a very common thing, once known as the Clifden Blue in England. 1991 J. Thomas & R. Lewington Butterflies Brit. & Ireland 100/1 This was, indeed, one of the last British butterflies to be discovered, and for many years was known either as the ‘Clifden Blue’ or ‘Deptford Blue’, after two of its earliest localities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1749
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