单词 | wetmore |
释义 | Wetmoren. Wetmore order n. the system of bird classification developed by Wetmore. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > specific system of classification Wetmore order1965 1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 5 They are listed in Wetmore Order, i.e. the system of classification which is generally accepted in modern bird books. 1979 Nature 29 Mar. 490/1 Indeed Wetmore's name has become a household word among ornithologists, for his classification of the birds of the world, forming the basis for the well known ‘Wetmore order’, has, with modifications necessitated by new knowledge, become the generally accepted arrangement, as adopted in Peters' Checklist of Birds of the World and other authoritative compilations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1965 |
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