picineadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪˌsaɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Picus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Picus, genus name (see piciform adj.²) + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Picinae, former superfamily name ( C. L. Nitzsch Observationes de avium arteria carotide communi(1829) iii. 16).

Ornithology. rare.

Originally: †of or relating to the former superfamily Picinae, which comprised the woodpeckers and related birds; piciform (obsolete). Later: of or relating to the subfamily Picinae, which comprises the typical woodpeckers.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [adjective] > of the woodpeckers

saurognathous1874

piciform1884

picine1890

1890 Ibis Jan. 31 In comparison with the Galline arrangement of the plantars and its modifications, the Picine arrangement appears to be quite distinct.

1893 Science 1 Dec. 302/1 This species [sc. the pileated woodpecker] differs in its pterylosis from any of the plates which have been published hitherto, illustrating Picine pterylography.

1978 Biotropica 10 125/1 Unlike the picine species, the tail [of the rufous piculet] is not used in feeding and movement by being appressed to the substrate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	picine
释义	picineadj. Brit. /ˈpʌɪsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈpaɪˌsaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Picus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Picus, genus name (see piciform adj.²) + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Picinae, former superfamily name ( C. L. Nitzsch Observationes de avium arteria carotide communi(1829) iii. 16). Ornithology. rare. Originally: †of or relating to the former superfamily Picinae, which comprised the woodpeckers and related birds; piciform (obsolete). Later: of or relating to the subfamily Picinae, which comprises the typical woodpeckers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [adjective] > of the woodpeckers saurognathous1874 piciform1884 picine1890 1890 Ibis Jan. 31 In comparison with the Galline arrangement of the plantars and its modifications, the Picine arrangement appears to be quite distinct. 1893 Science 1 Dec. 302/1 This species [sc. the pileated woodpecker] differs in its pterylosis from any of the plates which have been published hitherto, illustrating Picine pterylography. 1978 Biotropica 10 125/1 Unlike the picine species, the tail [of the rufous piculet] is not used in feeding and movement by being appressed to the substrate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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