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Origin of the Names of Beasts, Birds, and Insects, 37 
gzegzolta, Lithuan. geguze ;) formed from the sound, with re- 
markable uniformity, in languages very remote. 
Hoopoo, (Gr. toy, Lat. upupa, Fr. huppe, Port. poupa, Dutch 
huppup ;) from the root of Eng. to whoop ; as if the whooper. 
Owl, (Lat. ulula, Germ. eule;) from the root of Lat. ululo, Germ. 
S eulen, and Eng. to howl; as if the howler. : 
_ (2.) Where there is considerable fancy in the representation of 
the sound ; as, 
Katydid, the popular name of an American insect, the Ptero- 
phylla concava of Say. 
Whippoorwill, the name of a bird. 
(3.) Where a suffix is added ; as, 
Turtle, (Lat. turtur, Fr. tourterelle, Ital. tortora, tortorella, and 
tortola, Anglo-Sax. turtle ;) from Lat. turturilla, diminutive of 
turtur, and that formed onomatopoetically. 
II. The names of beasts, birds, and insects, are also formed by 
composition. 
1. By imperfect composition, the two words denoting distinct 
attributes of one and the same object, and their syntactical connec- 
tion being that of the conjunction and ; BAG 
Camelopard, (Gr. xayrlonégdales, Lat. camelopardalis, Germ. 
kameel-pardel ;) from Gr. xéuyios, a camel, and aéedahs, a panther ; 
as if combining the attributes of the camel and panther. 
Leopard, (Gr. ieénagdos or ‘heovrémagdoc, Lat. leopardus, Germ. 
leopard ;) from Gr. idov, & lion, and wégdos, a panther; as if com- 
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bining the qualities of the lion and panther. 
2. By perfect Composition, the two words forming one complex 
idea. 
(1.) The two parts of the composition being in apposition or 
concord with each other; as, 
Bitiour or bittern, (Low Lat. botaurus, Fr. butor, Span. bitor, 
Dutch butoor ;) from Lat. bos, an ox, and tawrus, a bull; as if the 
bull oz. 
Cormorant, (Fr. cormoran, Span. cuervo marino ;) from Lat. 
corvus, a raven, and marinus, belonging to the sea; as if the sea 
raven. Comp. Welsh morvran, i. e. sea raven, denoting the same 
ird : 
rd. 
Ostrich, (Gr. orgoviés, Lat. struthio, Span. avestruz, Port. abes- 
truz, Fr. autruche, It. struzzo, Germ. strauss ;) from the root of 
Lat. avis, a bird, and of Germ. strotzen or Eng. to strut; as if the 
\ strutting bird. : 
