Richmond birdwingn.

Brit.

/ˌrɪtʃm(ə)nd ˈbəːdwɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌrɪtʃmən(d) ˈbərdˌwɪŋ/

Forms: Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Richmond , birdwing n.

Etymology: < Richmond, the name of a river and mountain range in north-eastern New South Wales + birdwing n., probably after the subspecific name in scientific Latin Papilio (Ornithoptera) richmondia (G. R. Gray 1852, in Catal. Lepidopterous Insects Collection Brit. Mus. i. 2).

More fully Richmond birdwing butterfly. A birdwing butterfly, Ornithoptera richmondia, the male of which has black and iridescent green wings, native to parts of eastern Australia.Sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the variable O. priamus, the Richmond birdwing is now considered to be threatened.

ΚΠ

1982 J. Feltwell Large White Butterfly iii. 69 In much larger species of lepidoptera, e.g. Ornithoptera priamus richmondius Gray (Richmond Birdwing)..increased atmospheric pressure can cause crippledness.

1995 New Scientist 25 Mar. 11/2 A second species, the Richmond birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondii [sic]),..is found between Noosea Heads in southern Queensland and the Richmond River in the northern part of New South Wales.

2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 31 Aug. 97/1 I would like to attract the richmond birdwing butterfly to my bush garden.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	richmond birdwing
释义	Richmond birdwingn. Brit. /ˌrɪtʃm(ə)nd ˈbəːdwɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌrɪtʃmən(d) ˈbərdˌwɪŋ/ Forms: Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Richmond , birdwing n. Etymology: < Richmond, the name of a river and mountain range in north-eastern New South Wales + birdwing n., probably after the subspecific name in scientific Latin Papilio (Ornithoptera) richmondia (G. R. Gray 1852, in Catal. Lepidopterous Insects Collection Brit. Mus. i. 2). More fully Richmond birdwing butterfly. A birdwing butterfly, Ornithoptera richmondia, the male of which has black and iridescent green wings, native to parts of eastern Australia.Sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the variable O. priamus, the Richmond birdwing is now considered to be threatened. ΚΠ 1982 J. Feltwell Large White Butterfly iii. 69 In much larger species of lepidoptera, e.g. Ornithoptera priamus richmondius Gray (Richmond Birdwing)..increased atmospheric pressure can cause crippledness. 1995 New Scientist 25 Mar. 11/2 A second species, the Richmond birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondii [sic]),..is found between Noosea Heads in southern Queensland and the Richmond River in the northern part of New South Wales. 2003 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 31 Aug. 97/1 I would like to attract the richmond birdwing butterfly to my bush garden. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1982
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