† ornithivorousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ornitho- comb. form, -ivorous comb. form.

Etymology: < ornitho- comb. form + -ivorous comb. form. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form ornithivorus. Compare scientific Latin ornithovora (1763 as a specific name).

Biology. Obsolete. rare.

Feeding on birds.

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offivorous1713

ornithivorous1857

phthirophagous1858

ovivorous1865

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ornithivorus, applied to the Orbellia ornithivora, because it is found upon the dead raven: ornithivorous.

1884 J. E. Taylor Sagacity of Plants 276 The larger and peculiarly-constructed nepenthes, therefore, may be ornithivorous as well as insectivorous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	ornithivorous
释义	† ornithivorousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ornitho- comb. form, -ivorous comb. form. Etymology: < ornitho- comb. form + -ivorous comb. form. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form ornithivorus. Compare scientific Latin ornithovora (1763 as a specific name). Biology. Obsolete. rare. Feeding on birds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating other kinds of flesh offivorous1713 ornithivorous1857 phthirophagous1858 ovivorous1865 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ornithivorus, applied to the Orbellia ornithivora, because it is found upon the dead raven: ornithivorous. 1884 J. E. Taylor Sagacity of Plants 276 The larger and peculiarly-constructed nepenthes, therefore, may be ornithivorous as well as insectivorous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1857
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