Ornitholestesn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈlɛstiːz/, U.S.

/ɔrˌnɪθəˈlɛstiz/,

/ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈlɛstiz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ornitholestes.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornitholestes, genus name (H. F. Osborn, at the suggestion of T. Gill: see quot. 1903) < ancient Greek ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + λῃστής robber, plunderer < ληΐθεσθαι to seize, carry off as booty ( < ληΐς booty, plunder ( < the same base as λεία booty, plunder, of unknown origin + -ις -id suffix²) + -ίζεσθαι , middle form corresponding to -ίζειν -ize suffix) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.

Palaeontology.

A genus of small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs (coelurosaurs) of the Jurassic period; (also ornitholestes) a dinosaur of this genus.

ΚΠ

1903 H. F. Osborn in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 19 459 This feature..suggest[s] the hypothesis that the animal may have been adapted to the pursuit of the Jurassic birds... In allusion to this supposed habit the genus may be named Ornitholestes, or ‘bird robber’, as suggested by Dr. Theodore Gill.

1910 H. N. Hutchinson Extinct Monsters & Creatures of Other Days viii. 140 Another remarkably bird-like form of Dinosaur..is the Ornitholestes, an active little creature, which seems to have walked on its hind legs only, like a bird.

1961 W. E. Swinton Story Prehist. Animals 53 Small ‘birdlike’ dinosaurs, such as Ornitholestes..moved quickly, running on their strong hind legs.

1989 Newsday 24 Mar. iii. 15/3 Another gallery..includes a full-size model of a stegosaurus and a pteranodon, a skeleton of an ornitholestes, and bones of an apatosaurus.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornitholestes
释义	Ornitholestesn. Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈlɛstiːz/, U.S. /ɔrˌnɪθəˈlɛstiz/, /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈlɛstiz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ornitholestes. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornitholestes, genus name (H. F. Osborn, at the suggestion of T. Gill: see quot. 1903) < ancient Greek ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + λῃστής robber, plunderer < ληΐθεσθαι to seize, carry off as booty ( < ληΐς booty, plunder ( < the same base as λεία booty, plunder, of unknown origin + -ις -id suffix²) + -ίζεσθαι , middle form corresponding to -ίζειν -ize suffix) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns. Palaeontology. A genus of small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs (coelurosaurs) of the Jurassic period; (also ornitholestes) a dinosaur of this genus. ΚΠ 1903 H. F. Osborn in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 19 459 This feature..suggest[s] the hypothesis that the animal may have been adapted to the pursuit of the Jurassic birds... In allusion to this supposed habit the genus may be named Ornitholestes, or ‘bird robber’, as suggested by Dr. Theodore Gill. 1910 H. N. Hutchinson Extinct Monsters & Creatures of Other Days viii. 140 Another remarkably bird-like form of Dinosaur..is the Ornitholestes, an active little creature, which seems to have walked on its hind legs only, like a bird. 1961 W. E. Swinton Story Prehist. Animals 53 Small ‘birdlike’ dinosaurs, such as Ornitholestes..moved quickly, running on their strong hind legs. 1989 Newsday 24 Mar. iii. 15/3 Another gallery..includes a full-size model of a stegosaurus and a pteranodon, a skeleton of an ornitholestes, and bones of an apatosaurus. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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