white-earadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtɪə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., ear n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + ear n.¹

A. adj.

Having white ears or ear-like structures; white-eared. In early use also (of a snail): †having a white ear-shaped shell (obsolete). Now rare except in white-ear scalyfin (see Compounds).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having particular colour round ears

white-eared1780

white-ear1815

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > streaked or marked with white > having a white head > having white ears

white-eared1780

white-ear1815

1815 E. J. Burrow Elements Conchol. 204 [Helix] Halitoidea, White-ear Snail; Venus' Ear.

1826 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XIII. ii. 57 White-Ear Owl.

B. n.

†1. A sea snail of the family Vanikoridae. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > unspecified types of

snail?1541

rock shell1674

white-ear1854

1854 A. Adams et al. Man. Nat. Hist. 133 White-Ears (Vanicoridæ).

2. A marine damselfish which is black with a white patch on the gill-cover, Parma microlepis (family Pomacentridae), found off south-eastern Australia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Pomacentridae > member of (damsel-fish)

Beau-gregory1847

coral-fish1880

goldfish1882

demoiselle1884

Garibaldi1885

damsel-fish1905

white-ear1922

anemonefish1924

maomao1926

1922 Austral. Zoologist 2 95 P[arma] microlepis. White-ear.

1966 R. B. Doogue & J. M. Moreland Sea Anglers’ Guide 254 Black Angelfish..Other names: Parma microlepis; white-ear (Australia).

2003 N. Coleman & N. Marsh Diving Austral. 67/2 The larger species such as..the white-ear (Parma microlepis) occur in the temperate seas.

Compounds

white-ear scalyfin n. the fish Parma microlepis (see sense B. 2).

ΚΠ

1983 P. R. Last et al. Fishes Tasmania xxx. 388 White Ear Parma microlepis... Alternative name: White ear scalyfin.

2005 Estuaries 28 374/1 Microchemical differences in the otoliths of Parma microlepis (white-ear scalyfin) in Australia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-ear
释义	white-earadj.n. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtɪə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., ear n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + ear n.¹ A. adj. Having white ears or ear-like structures; white-eared. In early use also (of a snail): †having a white ear-shaped shell (obsolete). Now rare except in white-ear scalyfin (see Compounds). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having particular colour round ears white-eared1780 white-ear1815 the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > streaked or marked with white > having a white head > having white ears white-eared1780 white-ear1815 1815 E. J. Burrow Elements Conchol. 204 [Helix] Halitoidea, White-ear Snail; Venus' Ear. 1826 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XIII. ii. 57 White-Ear Owl. B. n. †1. A sea snail of the family Vanikoridae. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > unspecified types of snail?1541 rock shell1674 white-ear1854 1854 A. Adams et al. Man. Nat. Hist. 133 White-Ears (Vanicoridæ). 2. A marine damselfish which is black with a white patch on the gill-cover, Parma microlepis (family Pomacentridae), found off south-eastern Australia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > family Pomacentridae > member of (damsel-fish) Beau-gregory1847 coral-fish1880 goldfish1882 demoiselle1884 Garibaldi1885 damsel-fish1905 white-ear1922 anemonefish1924 maomao1926 1922 Austral. Zoologist 2 95 P[arma] microlepis. White-ear. 1966 R. B. Doogue & J. M. Moreland Sea Anglers’ Guide 254 Black Angelfish..Other names: Parma microlepis; white-ear (Australia). 2003 N. Coleman & N. Marsh Diving Austral. 67/2 The larger species such as..the white-ear (Parma microlepis) occur in the temperate seas. Compounds white-ear scalyfin n. the fish Parma microlepis (see sense B. 2). ΚΠ 1983 P. R. Last et al. Fishes Tasmania xxx. 388 White Ear Parma microlepis... Alternative name: White ear scalyfin. 2005 Estuaries 28 374/1 Microchemical differences in the otoliths of Parma microlepis (white-ear scalyfin) in Australia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1815
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