meliphagineadj.n.

Brit.

/mɛˈlɪfədʒɪn/, U.S.

/mɛˈlɪfədʒ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meliphaga , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphaga (see meliphagid n. and adj.) + -ine suffix¹. In later use influenced by scientific Latin Meliphaginae, subfamily name (1837 or earlier as Melliphaginae).

Ornithology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating (originally) the bird family Meliphagidae, which includes the honeyeaters of Australasia, or (now) the subfamily Meliphaginae.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [adjective] > of or relating to Meliphagidae

meliphagous1827

meliphagine1879

meliphagidan1890

meliphagid1968

1879 Ibis 3 91 Mohoa seems to be a meliphagine form.

1899 S. B. Wilson & A. H. Evans Aves Hawaiienses viii. Pref. xxi It is a very old supposition that some of the Finch-like forms were Meliphagine.

1918 Man 18 181/2 (caption) Several kinds of Meliphagine birds.

1993 Austral. Jrnl. Zool. 61 293 Protein electrophoresis was carried out on 32 of the c. 40 species of meliphagine honeyeaters.

B. n.

A meliphagine bird; a honeyeater. rare.

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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 Cent. Dict. Meliphagine, a meliphagan or honey-eater of the subfamily Meliphaginæ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meliphagine
释义	meliphagineadj.n. Brit. /mɛˈlɪfədʒɪn/, U.S. /mɛˈlɪfədʒ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meliphaga , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Meliphaga (see meliphagid n. and adj.) + -ine suffix¹. In later use influenced by scientific Latin Meliphaginae, subfamily name (1837 or earlier as Melliphaginae). Ornithology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating (originally) the bird family Meliphagidae, which includes the honeyeaters of Australasia, or (now) the subfamily Meliphaginae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [adjective] > of or relating to Meliphagidae meliphagous1827 meliphagine1879 meliphagidan1890 meliphagid1968 1879 Ibis 3 91 Mohoa seems to be a meliphagine form. 1899 S. B. Wilson & A. H. Evans Aves Hawaiienses viii. Pref. xxi It is a very old supposition that some of the Finch-like forms were Meliphagine. 1918 Man 18 181/2 (caption) Several kinds of Meliphagine birds. 1993 Austral. Jrnl. Zool. 61 293 Protein electrophoresis was carried out on 32 of the c. 40 species of meliphagine honeyeaters. B. n. A meliphagine bird; a honeyeater. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) honeyeater1821 honeybird1835 honeysucker1837 meliphagan1842 honeycreeper1851 meliphagidan1890 meliphagine1890 meliphagid1964 1890 Cent. Dict. Meliphagine, a meliphagan or honey-eater of the subfamily Meliphaginæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1879
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