Turdiform

lulu · 10-13-2005, 05:38 PM

Okay....IF I were Mr. Webster, I would put my ex-husband's picture by this word. HA HA HA. I was surprised by it's definition. Oh well, I learned something new. Good thing I am not Mr. Webster!

Turdiform (Adjective)
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Pronunciation: ['têr-dê-form]
Definition 1: Having the shape of a thrush.
Usage 1: If you find today's word too suspicious to use in discussions of thrushes, there are alternatives: turdoid and turdine "belonging to the family turdus," e.g. song-thrush (Turdus musicus), the ever so seasonal mistletoe thrush (Turdus viscivorus), among others. If you are a genuine thrush-fancier, you will want to keep your thrushes in a specially constructed turdarium "a place where thrushes are kept."
Suggested usage: Here, at last, is the word that wakes up that dozing audience in the middle of your bird-watching slideshow, "I'm not sure of the name of this turdiform little flyer is but I'm sure you will agree that it is a delight to the eye." Of course, there are many birds similar to thrushes that call for today's word: "Marvin, do you know the name of the pretty little turdoid bird sitting on the birdfeeder right now?
Etymology: Latin turdus thrush + forma "form." Today's word seems unrelated to any other word in English with the possible exception of "thrush" itself.

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