white-frontedadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtfrʌntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌfrən(t)əd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., fronted adj.

Etymology: < white adj. + fronted adj. With use in animal names, compare scientific Latin albifrons, specific name of various animals (1769 with reference to the white-fronted goose, or earlier).

Having a white front; (of an animal) having a white chest, breast, or forehead. Frequently in names of birds.

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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having particular or same colour feathers > on particular part

red-breasted1609

white-breasted1625

yellow-bellied1674

strawberry-breasted1688

white-fronted1729

blue-backed1752

blue-bellied1753

black-bellied1764

red-backed1766

black-fronted1771

red-fronted1781

blue-collared1788

rose-breasted1801

1729 Daily Post 26 Nov. Taken on Monday Night last..a light Sorrel Gelding..with a good Saddle and white fronted Bridle.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 190 The White-fronted Redstart..is a common summer visitant in many parts of Britain.

1875 Nature 11 Nov. 37/1 A White-fronted Guan (Penelope jacucaca)..from S. E. Brazil.

1909 A. E. Mack Bush Cal. 23 Birds breeding in September... Ephthianura albifrons. White-fronted chat.

1955 E. Pound Classic Anthol. i. 60 Chariots, rank on rank With white-fronted horses.

1982 E. V. Sale Four Seasons County Diary 105 These white-fronted terns are better known by another title here.

2010 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 2 May 32 Following country lanes and brown inn signs..they should spot the white-fronted building on their left.

Compounds

white-fronted goose n. either of two migratory grey geese having a white marking above the beak, (more fully greater white-fronted goose) Anser albifrons, which breeds in northern Eurasia and North America, and (more fully lesser white-fronted goose) A. erythropus, which breeds in northern Asia and Europe.Also with other distinguishing words, often designating subspecies of A. albifrons.

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1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 150 White fronted Wild goose.]

1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. 548 White-fronted Goose... With a pale yellow elevated bill: forehead white.

1863 Spring Lapl. 14 In Lapland..bean, and white-fronted geese, flock in hundreds.

1932 Discovery Aug. 244/2 White-fronted and pink-footed geese..are supposed to be nesting at the sources of the rivers running northwards from the ice-cap.

2009 Independent 29 Dec. 17/1 A handful of birds seem to have stopped visiting Britain, such as the lesser white-fronted goose and little bustard.

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

单词	white-fronted
释义	white-frontedadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtfrʌntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌfrən(t)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., fronted adj. Etymology: < white adj. + fronted adj. With use in animal names, compare scientific Latin albifrons, specific name of various animals (1769 with reference to the white-fronted goose, or earlier). Having a white front; (of an animal) having a white chest, breast, or forehead. Frequently in names of birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having particular or same colour feathers > on particular part red-breasted1609 white-breasted1625 yellow-bellied1674 strawberry-breasted1688 white-fronted1729 blue-backed1752 blue-bellied1753 black-bellied1764 red-backed1766 black-fronted1771 red-fronted1781 blue-collared1788 rose-breasted1801 1729 Daily Post 26 Nov. Taken on Monday Night last..a light Sorrel Gelding..with a good Saddle and white fronted Bridle. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 190 The White-fronted Redstart..is a common summer visitant in many parts of Britain. 1875 Nature 11 Nov. 37/1 A White-fronted Guan (Penelope jacucaca)..from S. E. Brazil. 1909 A. E. Mack Bush Cal. 23 Birds breeding in September... Ephthianura albifrons. White-fronted chat. 1955 E. Pound Classic Anthol. i. 60 Chariots, rank on rank With white-fronted horses. 1982 E. V. Sale Four Seasons County Diary 105 These white-fronted terns are better known by another title here. 2010 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 2 May 32 Following country lanes and brown inn signs..they should spot the white-fronted building on their left. Compounds white-fronted goose n. either of two migratory grey geese having a white marking above the beak, (more fully greater white-fronted goose) Anser albifrons, which breeds in northern Eurasia and North America, and (more fully lesser white-fronted goose) A. erythropus, which breeds in northern Asia and Europe.Also with other distinguishing words, often designating subspecies of A. albifrons. ΚΠ 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 150 White fronted Wild goose.] 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. 548 White-fronted Goose... With a pale yellow elevated bill: forehead white. 1863 Spring Lapl. 14 In Lapland..bean, and white-fronted geese, flock in hundreds. 1932 Discovery Aug. 244/2 White-fronted and pink-footed geese..are supposed to be nesting at the sources of the rivers running northwards from the ice-cap. 2009 Independent 29 Dec. 17/1 A handful of birds seem to have stopped visiting Britain, such as the lesser white-fronted goose and little bustard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1729
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