wheatear

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
    — What abundance of Hens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Pigeons, and Larks? [...] Maychit, Stint, Sea-Plover, Pewits, Redshanks, Rayles, and Wheat-ears, Herrons, Cranes, Bitterns, Bustards, Puffins, God-wits,
  2. An ear of wheat.
  3. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,; especially, the northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
  4. A decorative pattern resembling an ear of wheat.
  5. An anomalous form of carnation, producing small green ears instead of flowers.

词形变化

wheatears plural white-ear alternative wheatears plural white-ear alternative

词汇关系

近义词
clodhopper fallow-chat fallow-smiter
衍生词
Atlas wheatear desert wheatear isabelline wheatear northern wheatear pied wheatear western black-eared wheatear wheatear stitch

词源

词源 1
Uncertain. Probably a back-formation from Middle English whit ers (“white arse”), after the prominent white rump of many species. Compare dialect forms white rump, white-tail. Possibly a compound of wheat + ear or white + ear. Attested since the seventeenth century as wheat-ears or wheatgear.
词源 2
From Middle English whete-ere, equivalent to wheat + ear.
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