black-tailedadj.

Brit.

/ˈblakteɪld/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌteɪld/

Forms: see black adj. and n. and tailed adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; largely modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: black adj., tailed adj.¹

Etymology: < black adj. + tailed adj.¹, in many cases after classical Latin and scientific Latin melanurus (compare melanure n.).With black-tailed Jacchus (see quot. 1827 at main sense) compare scientific Latin Jacchus melanurus (1812). With black-tailed parakeet (see quot. 1903 at main sense) compare scientific Latin Polytelis melanura (1838). With black-tailed chub (see quot. 1916 at main sense) compare scientific Latin Cyprinus melanurus (1817).

Esp. in the names of animals: having a black tail.With quot. 1601 cf. black-tail n. 1a.black-tailed prairie dog: see prairie dog n. 1.

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black-tailed1601

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. ii. 429 The blacke-tailed ruffles or sea-breames, which the Greekes name Melanuri.

1741 W. Wilkes Ess. Pleasures & Advantages Female Lit. 76 Here from the Heath the black-tail'd Moor-cock springs, And slowly moves his Wet-incumber'd Wings.

1788–9 G. S. Howard New Royal Encycl. III. 1263/2 Lannar,..the black-tailed falcon, with oblong, black and white spots.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 40 The Black Tailed Jacchus.

1845 P. J. de Smet Oregon Missions (1847) 134 The black-tailed roe-buck, as well as its red-tailed relative.

1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xxvi. 273 Buzzed and hummed over by busy, blacktailed, yellow-banded dumbledores.

1903 Emu 3 79 The Black-tailed Parrakeet (Polytelis melanura), commonly known in Australia as the ‘Rock-Pebbler’.

1916 E. Blunden Harbingers 32 And black-tailed chub still shoal below.

1963 Amer. Midland Naturalist 70 235 These include such species as the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus).

2006 Bird Watching Aug. 120/1 Dragonfly-wise, check ponds in August for Black-tailed Skimmer (pale blue with a black tip to the abdomen).

Compounds

black-tailed deer n. the North American mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus, which has a black-tipped tail; spec. (more fully Columbian black-tailed deer) one of the subspecies O. h. columbianus.Originally referred only to the Columbian form, which was then regarded as a separate species.

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1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) IV. 328 The Black tailed fallow deer are peculiar to this coast and are a distinct species of deer.]

1807 P. Gass Jrnl. 40 The black-tailed, or mule deer have much larger ears than the common deer and tails almost without hair, except at the end, where there is a bunch of black hair.

1920 Official Handbk. for Boys (Boy Scouts Amer.) (ed. 22) 223 The Columbian Black-tailed Deer, of the Pacific Coast, is a third type of which every scout should know something.

2005 Granta Summer 76 Black bear, Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer and coyote are common in the woods.

black-tailed godwit n. [compare scientific Latin Limosa melanura (1813), former name of this bird] a Eurasian godwit, Limosa limosa, having a tail with a broad terminal black band.

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1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. i. 73 Black-tailed Godwit.

1939 Brit. Birds 33 102 The Black-tailed Godwit is increasingly occurring in the British Isles.

2006 Bird Watching Aug. 106/4 An amazing 68 Black tailed Godwits were at Venus Pool.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black-tailed
释义	black-tailedadj. Brit. /ˈblakteɪld/, U.S. /ˈblækˌteɪld/ Forms: see black adj. and n. and tailed adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; largely modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: black adj., tailed adj.¹ Etymology: < black adj. + tailed adj.¹, in many cases after classical Latin and scientific Latin melanurus (compare melanure n.).With black-tailed Jacchus (see quot. 1827 at main sense) compare scientific Latin Jacchus melanurus (1812). With black-tailed parakeet (see quot. 1903 at main sense) compare scientific Latin Polytelis melanura (1838). With black-tailed chub (see quot. 1916 at main sense) compare scientific Latin Cyprinus melanurus (1817). Esp. in the names of animals: having a black tail.With quot. 1601 cf. black-tail n. 1a.black-tailed prairie dog: see prairie dog n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having a black tail black-tailed1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. ii. 429 The blacke-tailed ruffles or sea-breames, which the Greekes name Melanuri. 1741 W. Wilkes Ess. Pleasures & Advantages Female Lit. 76 Here from the Heath the black-tail'd Moor-cock springs, And slowly moves his Wet-incumber'd Wings. 1788–9 G. S. Howard New Royal Encycl. III. 1263/2 Lannar,..the black-tailed falcon, with oblong, black and white spots. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 40 The Black Tailed Jacchus. 1845 P. J. de Smet Oregon Missions (1847) 134 The black-tailed roe-buck, as well as its red-tailed relative. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xxvi. 273 Buzzed and hummed over by busy, blacktailed, yellow-banded dumbledores. 1903 Emu 3 79 The Black-tailed Parrakeet (Polytelis melanura), commonly known in Australia as the ‘Rock-Pebbler’. 1916 E. Blunden Harbingers 32 And black-tailed chub still shoal below. 1963 Amer. Midland Naturalist 70 235 These include such species as the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus). 2006 Bird Watching Aug. 120/1 Dragonfly-wise, check ponds in August for Black-tailed Skimmer (pale blue with a black tip to the abdomen). Compounds black-tailed deer n. the North American mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus, which has a black-tipped tail; spec. (more fully Columbian black-tailed deer) one of the subspecies O. h. columbianus.Originally referred only to the Columbian form, which was then regarded as a separate species. ΚΠ 1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1990) IV. 328 The Black tailed fallow deer are peculiar to this coast and are a distinct species of deer.] 1807 P. Gass Jrnl. 40 The black-tailed, or mule deer have much larger ears than the common deer and tails almost without hair, except at the end, where there is a bunch of black hair. 1920 Official Handbk. for Boys (Boy Scouts Amer.) (ed. 22) 223 The Columbian Black-tailed Deer, of the Pacific Coast, is a third type of which every scout should know something. 2005 Granta Summer 76 Black bear, Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer and coyote are common in the woods. black-tailed godwit n. [compare scientific Latin Limosa melanura (1813), former name of this bird] a Eurasian godwit, Limosa limosa, having a tail with a broad terminal black band. ΚΠ 1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. i. 73 Black-tailed Godwit. 1939 Brit. Birds 33 102 The Black-tailed Godwit is increasingly occurring in the British Isles. 2006 Bird Watching Aug. 106/4 An amazing 68 Black tailed Godwits were at Venus Pool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1601
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