lovebirdn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌvbəːd/, U.S.

/ˈləvˌbərd/

Forms: see love n.¹ and bird n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, bird n.

Etymology: < love n.¹ + bird n.; in sense 1a on account of the affection that pairs show one another.

a. Any of several small, short-tailed African parrots constituting the genus Agapornis, with predominantly green plumage, noted for the affection that pairs show one another, and popular as cage birds. Also: any of various similar small parrots, as Asian hanging parrots (genus Loriculus) and American parrotlets (genus Forpus), and the longer-tailed parakeets (genus Psittacula).

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Agapornis (love-bird)

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1597 J. Lyly Woman in Moone v. i. 105 Ile giue thee..Loue birdes whose feathers shalbe beaten gold.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 92/2 The latter [sc. Agapornis], a ready example of which occurs in the Lovebirds,..was separated from Psittacula.

1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel the Widower iv. 397 Unless they are two behind a carriage perch they pine away, I suppose,..as one love-bird does without his mate.

1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 399/1 Love-bird, the bird to which this name is applied in Bengal is the pretty little lorikeet, Loriculus vernalis.

1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel xviii. 179 A pair of what are called ‘lovebirds’, of whom, if one hops the final twig, the other pines into the darkness and dies.

1940 M. Dickens Mariana iii. 53 She stayed by the love-birds' cage in the window, running her nail along the bars, her underlip trembling.

1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 114 Guiana parrotlet Forpus passerinus... Local names: Parakeet; Love-bird.

1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. i. 5/1 Lovebirds (Agapornis spp.). The genus comprises 9 species and common pet birds...They occur throughout Africa.

2003 Bird Keeper June 63/2 Elsewhere in the zoo, a small flock of black-cheeked lovebirds made an attractive exhibit.

b. Australian. The budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Melopsittacus (budgerigar)

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1837 S. Austral. Rec. 13 Jan. (1838) 30 Strictly speaking, there are no real parrots, except the small love birds, the rest are parroquets, cockatoos, and macaws.

1897 E. Soldene My Theatr. & Mus. Recoll. 227 A pretty sight in Adelaide were the hundreds and hundreds of love-birds flying about.

1935 M. Durack & E. Durack All-About (1940) 26 A scintillant cloud of green lovebirds swoops to drink in the dim grey of the dawn.

1981 A. Grant Camel Train & Aeroplane 128 From the east came flock upon flock of love-birds..countless thousands flying waterwards in their vivid green.

2. A lover, a sweetheart. Frequently in plural with reference to a couple or several couples.

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the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun]

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amorado1607

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amoroso1616

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romancer1923

playmate1928

heartthrob1929

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1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 59/1 What are the love-bird's initials, I wonder?

?1882 J. A. Allen Love-story Col. & Mrs. Hutchinson 76 She hopes we see it not, but 'tis too plain, Poor restless love-bird, how you miss your mate.

1911 Maclean's Nov. 39/2 Seems as if I'd lighted on a pretty nest of love-birds.

1949 A. Hynd We are Public Enemies iv. 121 Ma barged in on the love birds.

1974 J. Mitchell Death & Bright Water xx. 242 ‘Lovebirds, lovebirds,’ Randy Blythe said. Callan sat up, one arm still round Helena.

1989 Scene on TV (Brisbane) 26 Feb. 13/1 Williams, pictured at right with his lovebird, Twiggy.

2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane vi. 126 For teenage lovebirds, the library was a respectable rendezvous in which to conduct an innocent courtship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lovebird
释义	lovebirdn. Brit. /ˈlʌvbəːd/, U.S. /ˈləvˌbərd/ Forms: see love n.¹ and bird n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: love n.¹, bird n. Etymology: < love n.¹ + bird n.; in sense 1a on account of the affection that pairs show one another. 1. a. Any of several small, short-tailed African parrots constituting the genus Agapornis, with predominantly green plumage, noted for the affection that pairs show one another, and popular as cage birds. Also: any of various similar small parrots, as Asian hanging parrots (genus Loriculus) and American parrotlets (genus Forpus), and the longer-tailed parakeets (genus Psittacula). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of lovebird1597 king parrot1803 vasa1811 king's parakeet1826 king lory1837 love-parrot1852 conure1858 king parakeet1865 ring-neck1879 love-parakeet1889 palette1890 lorilet1901 sackie1951 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Agapornis (love-bird) lovebird1597 1597 J. Lyly Woman in Moone v. i. 105 Ile giue thee..Loue birdes whose feathers shalbe beaten gold. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 92/2 The latter [sc. Agapornis], a ready example of which occurs in the Lovebirds,..was separated from Psittacula. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel the Widower iv. 397 Unless they are two behind a carriage perch they pine away, I suppose,..as one love-bird does without his mate. 1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 399/1 Love-bird, the bird to which this name is applied in Bengal is the pretty little lorikeet, Loriculus vernalis. 1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel xviii. 179 A pair of what are called ‘lovebirds’, of whom, if one hops the final twig, the other pines into the darkness and dies. 1940 M. Dickens Mariana iii. 53 She stayed by the love-birds' cage in the window, running her nail along the bars, her underlip trembling. 1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 114 Guiana parrotlet Forpus passerinus... Local names: Parakeet; Love-bird. 1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. i. 5/1 Lovebirds (Agapornis spp.). The genus comprises 9 species and common pet birds...They occur throughout Africa. 2003 Bird Keeper June 63/2 Elsewhere in the zoo, a small flock of black-cheeked lovebirds made an attractive exhibit. b. Australian. The budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Melopsittacus (budgerigar) lovebird1837 grass parakeet1840 budgerigar1847 shell parrot1890 budgie1936 1837 S. Austral. Rec. 13 Jan. (1838) 30 Strictly speaking, there are no real parrots, except the small love birds, the rest are parroquets, cockatoos, and macaws. 1897 E. Soldene My Theatr. & Mus. Recoll. 227 A pretty sight in Adelaide were the hundreds and hundreds of love-birds flying about. 1935 M. Durack & E. Durack All-About (1940) 26 A scintillant cloud of green lovebirds swoops to drink in the dim grey of the dawn. 1981 A. Grant Camel Train & Aeroplane 128 From the east came flock upon flock of love-birds..countless thousands flying waterwards in their vivid green. 2. A lover, a sweetheart. Frequently in plural with reference to a couple or several couples. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] friendOE lovendOE lotebyc1330 lovera1382 honeyc1405 amorousa1492 belovera1492 amant1508 fantasera1547 mate1549 Romeo?1566 inamorato1592 amorite1597 amorettoc1600 inamorate1602 amorado1607 enamorate1607 amoroso1616 admirer1640 passionate1651 brother starling1675 sweethearter1854 lovebird1858 mateya1864 jelly roll1895 lovekin1896 main squeeze1896 lovekins1920 romancer1923 playmate1928 heartthrob1929 bae2006 1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 59/1 What are the love-bird's initials, I wonder? ?1882 J. A. Allen Love-story Col. & Mrs. Hutchinson 76 She hopes we see it not, but 'tis too plain, Poor restless love-bird, how you miss your mate. 1911 Maclean's Nov. 39/2 Seems as if I'd lighted on a pretty nest of love-birds. 1949 A. Hynd We are Public Enemies iv. 121 Ma barged in on the love birds. 1974 J. Mitchell Death & Bright Water xx. 242 ‘Lovebirds, lovebirds,’ Randy Blythe said. Callan sat up, one arm still round Helena. 1989 Scene on TV (Brisbane) 26 Feb. 13/1 Williams, pictured at right with his lovebird, Twiggy. 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane vi. 126 For teenage lovebirds, the library was a respectable rendezvous in which to conduct an innocent courtship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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