spur-wingedadj.

Etymology: < spur n.¹

Ornithology.

Having one or more stiff claws or spurs projecting from the pinion-bone of the wing. In specific names (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > of particular kind

long-winged1566

spur-winged1668

tented1849

scissor-winged1894

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 116 Anser Chilensis,..the Spur-wing'd Goose of America.

1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. ii. 452 Spur-winged Goose, Anas Gambensis.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xxi. 431 Occasionally we saw..spurwinged geese.

1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 333 The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a native of West Africa.

1716 Petiveriana i. 284 The Spur-wing'd Lapwing.1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 48 The Spur-winged Water Hen.a1824 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVI. 537/1 The Jacana, or spur-winged water-hen (Parra Chilensis), is a beautiful bird with very long feet.1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 600 Spur-winged Swan, Anas Gambensis.1897 Daily News 16 Nov. 6/2 The Spur-winged Lapwing of La Plata.

Compounds

spur-winged plover n. any species of Chettusia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > member of genus Vanellus > vanellus spinosus (spur-winged)

spur-winged plover1760

teru-tero1839

1760 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. II. Pl. 280 The black-brested spur-winged Plover.

1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. i. 213 Spur-winged Plover, Charadrius spinosus.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. i. 45 The spur-winged plover, and a species of the curlew,..frequently rise before you.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 284/2 The Spur-winged Plovers..are very numerous and exceedingly noisy.

1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 507 Allied to the Lapwing are several forms..Hoplopterus spinosus, the Spur-winged Plover.

1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. i. 4 The spur-winged plovers not only warn the crocodiles,..but act as tooth-picks for the saurians.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	spur-winged
释义	spur-wingedadj. Etymology: < spur n.¹ Ornithology. Having one or more stiff claws or spurs projecting from the pinion-bone of the wing. In specific names (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > of particular kind long-winged1566 spur-winged1668 tented1849 scissor-winged1894 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 116 Anser Chilensis,..the Spur-wing'd Goose of America. 1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. ii. 452 Spur-winged Goose, Anas Gambensis. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xxi. 431 Occasionally we saw..spurwinged geese. 1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 333 The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a native of West Africa. 1716 Petiveriana i. 284 The Spur-wing'd Lapwing.1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 48 The Spur-winged Water Hen.a1824 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVI. 537/1 The Jacana, or spur-winged water-hen (Parra Chilensis), is a beautiful bird with very long feet.1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 600 Spur-winged Swan, Anas Gambensis.1897 Daily News 16 Nov. 6/2 The Spur-winged Lapwing of La Plata. Compounds spur-winged plover n. any species of Chettusia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > member of genus Vanellus > vanellus spinosus (spur-winged) spur-winged plover1760 teru-tero1839 1760 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. II. Pl. 280 The black-brested spur-winged Plover. 1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. i. 213 Spur-winged Plover, Charadrius spinosus. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. i. 45 The spur-winged plover, and a species of the curlew,..frequently rise before you. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 284/2 The Spur-winged Plovers..are very numerous and exceedingly noisy. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 507 Allied to the Lapwing are several forms..Hoplopterus spinosus, the Spur-winged Plover. 1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. i. 4 The spur-winged plovers not only warn the crocodiles,..but act as tooth-picks for the saurians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1668
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