pachycephalineadj.

Brit.

/ˌpakɪˈsɛfəlʌɪn/,

/ˌpakɪˈkɛfəlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌpækiˈsɛfəˌlaɪn/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pachycephalinae, subfamily name (W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds (1837) II. iii. vi. 71) < Pachycephala , genus name (W. Swainson 1824, reported in 1825 Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 444; < ancient Greek παχυ- pachy- comb. form + κεϕαλή head: see cephalo- comb. form) + -inae -inae suffix; compare -ine suffix¹.

Ornithology.

Of or relating to a group of passerine birds including the thickheads or whistlers of Australasia.These birds were formerly regarded as a subfamily Pachycephalinae in the family Laniidae, or later in the family Muscicapidae. They are now usually placed in a separate family Pachycephalidae, into which other related birds may be placed by some authors.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pachycephaline, specifically, of or pertaining to the Pachycephalinæ.

1996 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 3898/1 Part of the Australasian pachycephaline assemblage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pachycephaline
释义	pachycephalineadj. Brit. /ˌpakɪˈsɛfəlʌɪn/, /ˌpakɪˈkɛfəlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌpækiˈsɛfəˌlaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pachycephalinae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pachycephalinae, subfamily name (W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds (1837) II. iii. vi. 71) < Pachycephala , genus name (W. Swainson 1824, reported in 1825 Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 444; < ancient Greek παχυ- pachy- comb. form + κεϕαλή head: see cephalo- comb. form) + -inae -inae suffix; compare -ine suffix¹. Ornithology. Of or relating to a group of passerine birds including the thickheads or whistlers of Australasia.These birds were formerly regarded as a subfamily Pachycephalinae in the family Laniidae, or later in the family Muscicapidae. They are now usually placed in a separate family Pachycephalidae, into which other related birds may be placed by some authors. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pachycephaline, specifically, of or pertaining to the Pachycephalinæ. 1996 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 3898/1 Part of the Australasian pachycephaline assemblage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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