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单词 meliphagidan
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meliphagidanadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meliphagidae , -an suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphagidae (see meliphagid n. and adj.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (melifæ·dʒidăn) /mɛlɪˈfædʒɪdən/.
Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
= meliphagid adj.
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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [adjective] > of or relating to Meliphagidae
meliphagous1827
meliphagine1879
meliphagidan1890
meliphagid1968
1890 Cent. Dict. Meliphagidan, of or pertaining to the family Meliphagidæ.
B. n.
= meliphagid n.
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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater)
honeyeater1821
honeybird1835
honeysucker1837
meliphagan1842
honeycreeper1851
meliphagidan1890
meliphagine1890
meliphagid1964
1890 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Meliphagan n., Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey eater;—called also meliphagidan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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