standardwingn.

Brit.

/ˈstandədwɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈstændərdˌwɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on two Latin lexical items. Etymons: standard n., wing n.

Etymology: < standard n. (compare standard n. 7) + wing n. Originally after scientific Latin Semioptera, genus name ( < ancient Greek σημεῖον sign, military standard (see semiotic adj.) + πτερόν wing: see ptero- comb. form); compare quot. 1859 at standard n. 7. In use with reference to the standardwing nightjar (compare 2 and standard-winged adj.) probably after scientific Latin vexillarius, specific name (1838 or earlier; < classical Latin vexillārius standard-bearer: see vexillary n.).In Wallace's standardwing after the scientific Latin binomial Semioptera wallacii (G. R. Gray 1859), so named with reference to Alfred Russel Wallace, who encountered the bird in the Bacan Islands in 1858.

1. More fully standardwing bird of paradise. A bird of paradise native to Indonesia, Semioptera wallacii, having brown plumage with (in the male) a blue-green breast shield and two pairs of white elongated wing feathers (see standard n. 7). Also called Wallace's standardwing.

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kingbird1704

superb bird of paradise?a1808

manucode1835

standardwing1859

1859 J. Gould Birds Austral.: Suppl. (1869) Pl. 52 Semioptera wallacei, G. R. Gray. Standard-wing.

1894–5 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. III. 338 The standard-wing..is characterised by..the presence of two long projecting feathers from each wing.

1935 Bull. N.Y. Zool. Soc. 38 159/1 The Standard-wing is a curious rather than a beautiful bird.

1992 Emu 92 72 (title) The Standardwing Bird of Paradise Semioptera wallacii (Paradisaeidae), its ecology, behaviour, status and conservation.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Mar. (Final ed.) (Review section) 12 For the Beagle series, he [sc. Redmond O'Hanlon] sets out on another quest, to Bacan Island, Indonesia, to spot the emerald-breasted bird of paradise known as Wallace's standardwing.

2. More fully † standardwing goatsucker (obsolete), standardwing nightjar. Either of two nightjars, the standard-winged nightjar ( Caprimulgus longipennis) and (in early use) the pennant-winged nightjar ( C. vexillarius), the males of which possess a pair of elongated wing feathers during the breeding season (see standard n. 7).

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > having feathers on > of particular type or colour

standardwinga1867

sword-flighted1868

standard-winged1875

pin-winged1890

a1867 C. J. Andersson Notes Birds Damara Land (1872) 45 Cosmetornis vexillarius (Gould). Standard-wing Goatsucker.

1905 A. L. Butler in A. E. W. Gleichen Anglo-Egyptian Sudan I. 309 Several species of Nightjars occur, noteworthy among which is the remarkable Standard-Wing (Macrodipteryx), bearing a large racket-shaped web at the end of an elongated wire-like feather in each wing.

2016 R. J. Lederer Beaks, Bones, & Bird Songs 124 The Standard-wing Nightjar breeds from Senegal east to Ethiopia and migrates northward to avoid the wet season.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	standardwing
释义	standardwingn. Brit. /ˈstandədwɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstændərdˌwɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on two Latin lexical items. Etymons: standard n., wing n. Etymology: < standard n. (compare standard n. 7) + wing n. Originally after scientific Latin Semioptera, genus name ( < ancient Greek σημεῖον sign, military standard (see semiotic adj.) + πτερόν wing: see ptero- comb. form); compare quot. 1859 at standard n. 7. In use with reference to the standardwing nightjar (compare 2 and standard-winged adj.) probably after scientific Latin vexillarius, specific name (1838 or earlier; < classical Latin vexillārius standard-bearer: see vexillary n.).In Wallace's standardwing after the scientific Latin binomial Semioptera wallacii (G. R. Gray 1859), so named with reference to Alfred Russel Wallace, who encountered the bird in the Bacan Islands in 1858. 1. More fully standardwing bird of paradise. A bird of paradise native to Indonesia, Semioptera wallacii, having brown plumage with (in the male) a blue-green breast shield and two pairs of white elongated wing feathers (see standard n. 7). Also called Wallace's standardwing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > [noun] > family Paradisaeidae (bird of paradise) > other types of kingbird1704 superb bird of paradise?a1808 manucode1835 standardwing1859 1859 J. Gould Birds Austral.: Suppl. (1869) Pl. 52 Semioptera wallacei, G. R. Gray. Standard-wing. 1894–5 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. III. 338 The standard-wing..is characterised by..the presence of two long projecting feathers from each wing. 1935 Bull. N.Y. Zool. Soc. 38 159/1 The Standard-wing is a curious rather than a beautiful bird. 1992 Emu 92 72 (title) The Standardwing Bird of Paradise Semioptera wallacii (Paradisaeidae), its ecology, behaviour, status and conservation. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Mar. (Final ed.) (Review section) 12 For the Beagle series, he [sc. Redmond O'Hanlon] sets out on another quest, to Bacan Island, Indonesia, to spot the emerald-breasted bird of paradise known as Wallace's standardwing. 2. More fully † standardwing goatsucker (obsolete), standardwing nightjar. Either of two nightjars, the standard-winged nightjar ( Caprimulgus longipennis) and (in early use) the pennant-winged nightjar ( C. vexillarius), the males of which possess a pair of elongated wing feathers during the breeding season (see standard n. 7). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > having feathers on > of particular type or colour standardwinga1867 sword-flighted1868 standard-winged1875 pin-winged1890 a1867 C. J. Andersson Notes Birds Damara Land (1872) 45 Cosmetornis vexillarius (Gould). Standard-wing Goatsucker. 1905 A. L. Butler in A. E. W. Gleichen Anglo-Egyptian Sudan I. 309 Several species of Nightjars occur, noteworthy among which is the remarkable Standard-Wing (Macrodipteryx), bearing a large racket-shaped web at the end of an elongated wire-like feather in each wing. 2016 R. J. Lederer Beaks, Bones, & Bird Songs 124 The Standard-wing Nightjar breeds from Senegal east to Ethiopia and migrates northward to avoid the wet season. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1859
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