nandun.

Brit.

/ˈnanduː/, U.S.

/ˈnændu/

Forms: 1800s nandou, 1800s– nandu, 1900s– ñandu, 1900s– ñandú.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Portuguese. Or (ii) a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Portuguese nhandú; Spanish ñandú.

Etymology: < Portuguese nhandú (1547; also as nandu) or American Spanish ñandú (1745; also (rare) nandú) < Tupi-Guarani nhandu (also as nandú, ñndú) < nha- to run + du that which. Compare French nandou (1817; 1614 as yandou).In form nandou after the French form. In the following quot., andugoacu has been conjectured to stand for *nandu-guaçu:1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vii. i. 1306 In this Countrie are many Ostriches, called Andugoacu.

The greater rhea, Rhea americana.

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the world > animals > birds > superorder Ratitae (flightless) > [noun] > member of Struthioniformes (ostrich)

strucion?c1225

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ostrich-camel1607

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sparrow-camel1646

camel-bird1771

nandu1822

struthioid1879

1822 Q. Rev. Jan. 303 The horses [were]..properly ornamented with trappings and with the plumes of the Nandu, or American ostrich.

1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 438 The Nandu has been sometimes called the ostrich of Magellan.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiii. 459 The nandu is fond of insects.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 656/2 The Nandu is shy and wary, but is successfully hunted by the Indians.

1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 47 In the genus Rhea..are contained those ostrich-like birds of South America, commonly known in Europe as nandu.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 704/1 Among the birds of the desert are..the almost extinct ñandú, or choique, a flightless bird similar to the African ostrich but not so tall.

1997 R. Porter Greatest Benefit to Mankind viii. 164 Broken bones were treated with fat from the ñandu, an ostrich-like bird.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nandu
释义	nandun. Brit. /ˈnanduː/, U.S. /ˈnændu/ Forms: 1800s nandou, 1800s– nandu, 1900s– ñandu, 1900s– ñandú. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Portuguese. Or (ii) a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Portuguese nhandú; Spanish ñandú. Etymology: < Portuguese nhandú (1547; also as nandu) or American Spanish ñandú (1745; also (rare) nandú) < Tupi-Guarani nhandu (also as nandú, ñndú) < nha- to run + du that which. Compare French nandou (1817; 1614 as yandou).In form nandou after the French form. In the following quot., andugoacu has been conjectured to stand for nandu-guaçu:1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes* IV. vii. i. 1306 In this Countrie are many Ostriches, called Andugoacu. The greater rhea, Rhea americana. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > superorder Ratitae (flightless) > [noun] > member of Struthioniformes (ostrich) strucion?c1225 ostricha1250 ostrich-camel1607 struthiocamel1607 sparrow-camel1646 camel-bird1771 nandu1822 struthioid1879 1822 Q. Rev. Jan. 303 The horses [were]..properly ornamented with trappings and with the plumes of the Nandu, or American ostrich. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 438 The Nandu has been sometimes called the ostrich of Magellan. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiii. 459 The nandu is fond of insects. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 656/2 The Nandu is shy and wary, but is successfully hunted by the Indians. 1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 47 In the genus Rhea..are contained those ostrich-like birds of South America, commonly known in Europe as nandu. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 704/1 Among the birds of the desert are..the almost extinct ñandú, or choique, a flightless bird similar to the African ostrich but not so tall. 1997 R. Porter Greatest Benefit to Mankind viii. 164 Broken bones were treated with fat from the ñandu, an ostrich-like bird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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