black-frontedadj.

Brit.

/ˈblakˌfrʌntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌfrən(t)əd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., fronted adj.

Etymology: < black adj. + fronted adj. Compare scientific Latin nigrifrons (1788 or earlier).

Having a black or dark-coloured front; spec. (in the names of birds) having a black forehead.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having particular or same colour feathers > on particular part

red-breasted1609

white-breasted1625

yellow-bellied1674

strawberry-breasted1688

white-fronted1729

blue-backed1752

blue-bellied1753

black-bellied1764

red-backed1766

black-fronted1771

red-fronted1781

blue-collared1788

rose-breasted1801

1771 Town & Country Mag. 3 46/1 O'er the dreary plain Black-fronted Night assum'd her awful reign.

1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. 407 The Black-fronted Flycatcher is four inches and a half in length:..the prevailing colour of the plumage brown on the upper parts.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 46 Black-fronted Lemur.

1892 Nature 22 Sept. 496/1 The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during the past week include a..Black-fronted Weaver Bird (Hypotriorchis velatus) bred in the gardens.

1916 National Geogr. Mag. Nov. 416/2 Red foxes are characterized by their rusty red fur, black-fronted fore-legs, and white tipped tail.

1966 R. A. Falla et al. Field Guide Birds N.Z. 125 The Black-fronted Dotterel is now strongly established in Hawke's Bay.

2010 Sunday Independent (Nexis) 28 Mar. Passing O'Leary's gorgeous black-fronted antiques store,..we headed around to East Avenue Road.

Compounds

black-fronted tern n. a marsh tern, Chlidonias albostriatus, which has chiefly grey plumage and a black cap, frequenting inland waters of New Zealand's South Island.

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1891 E. Tregear Maori–Polynesian Compar. Dict. 474/2 Tara,..9. The name of a bird, the White-fronted Tern (Orn. Sterna frontalis); also, the Black-fronted Tern (Om. Sterna antarctica).

1949 N.Z. Bird Notes 3 193 An odd black-fronted tern... Keeps close behind the plough, landing for an instant to snatch a worm, and then off again.

2011 C. Finlayson Avian Survivors xiii. 155 Chlidonias. Three of four species in this genus breed in the Palearctic (only the Black-fronted Tern C. albostriatus of New Zealand is absent).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black-fronted
释义	black-frontedadj. Brit. /ˈblakˌfrʌntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈblækˌfrən(t)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., fronted adj. Etymology: < black adj. + fronted adj. Compare scientific Latin nigrifrons (1788 or earlier). Having a black or dark-coloured front; spec. (in the names of birds) having a black forehead. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having particular or same colour feathers > on particular part red-breasted1609 white-breasted1625 yellow-bellied1674 strawberry-breasted1688 white-fronted1729 blue-backed1752 blue-bellied1753 black-bellied1764 red-backed1766 black-fronted1771 red-fronted1781 blue-collared1788 rose-breasted1801 1771 Town & Country Mag. 3 46/1 O'er the dreary plain Black-fronted Night assum'd her awful reign. 1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. 407 The Black-fronted Flycatcher is four inches and a half in length:..the prevailing colour of the plumage brown on the upper parts. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 46 Black-fronted Lemur. 1892 Nature 22 Sept. 496/1 The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during the past week include a..Black-fronted Weaver Bird (Hypotriorchis velatus) bred in the gardens. 1916 National Geogr. Mag. Nov. 416/2 Red foxes are characterized by their rusty red fur, black-fronted fore-legs, and white tipped tail. 1966 R. A. Falla et al. Field Guide Birds N.Z. 125 The Black-fronted Dotterel is now strongly established in Hawke's Bay. 2010 Sunday Independent (Nexis) 28 Mar. Passing O'Leary's gorgeous black-fronted antiques store,..we headed around to East Avenue Road. Compounds black-fronted tern n. a marsh tern, Chlidonias albostriatus, which has chiefly grey plumage and a black cap, frequenting inland waters of New Zealand's South Island. ΚΠ 1891 E. Tregear Maori–Polynesian Compar. Dict. 474/2 Tara,..9. The name of a bird, the White-fronted Tern (Orn. Sterna frontalis); also, the Black-fronted Tern (Om. Sterna antarctica). 1949 N.Z. Bird Notes 3 193 An odd black-fronted tern... Keeps close behind the plough, landing for an instant to snatch a worm, and then off again. 2011 C. Finlayson Avian Survivors xiii. 155 Chlidonias. Three of four species in this genus breed in the Palearctic (only the Black-fronted Tern C. albostriatus of New Zealand is absent). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1771
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