aeluroidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈiːl(j)ᵿrɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈil(j)əˌrɔɪd/

Forms: 1800s– aeluroid, 1800s– ailuroid.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aeluroidea.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Aeluroidea, division or superfamily name (W. H. Flower, in the source of quot. 1869 at sense A.) < ancient Greek αἴλουρος cat (see ailurophile n.) + scientific Latin -oidea (see -oid suffix).In form ailuroid after ancient Greek αἴλουρος.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the division or superfamily Aeluroidea of the mammalian order Carnivora, comprising the cat family Felidae and allied families; characteristic of this division or superfamily. Cf. Arctoid adj. (In quot. 1886 in general sense ‘feline’.)The division is usually taken to include also the families Hyaenidae (hyenas), Viverridae (civets), and Herpestidae (mongooses), and is now often called Feliformia or Feloidea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [adjective] > belonging to Feloidae

aeluroid1869

1869 Proc. Zool. Soc. 22 Cryptoprocta is a member of the Æluroid group.

1886 Science 6 Aug. 123/2 What subtile connection there is between the anthropoid and the aeluroid organisms..is hard to say.

1922 Univ. Calif. Publ. Geol. Sci. 13 85 Otarids may have been derived from an ursid type while the phocids may have been derived from another, possibly from an aeluroid type.

1936 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 28 118 The hooded claw is pre-eminently an aeluroid character and few other mammals have it.

1999 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 6) I. 786/2 It [sc. the hyaena family] could represent an entirely separate line of the aeluroid carnivores.

B. n.

A mammal of the division or superfamily Aeluroidea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [noun] > member of Feloidae

aeluroid1869

1869 Proc. Zool. Soc. 27 In the presence of a short cæcum..Hyæna conforms with the Æluroids.

1885 Athenæum 3 Jan. 20/3 The author..remarked that amongst the æluroids the section of Viverrina formed a very distinct group.

1956 Evolution 10 316/1 The angle α on milk teeth (D₄) of the arctoid group is larger than on the permanent teeth and in the aeluroids it is smaller.

2002 R.E. Heinrich in W. F. Perrin et al. Encycl. Marine Mammals 199/1 There is also growing evidence..that Nandinia binotata (palm civet) is the sister taxon to all living aeluroids.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aeluroid
释义	aeluroidadj.n. Brit. /ˈiːl(j)ᵿrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈil(j)əˌrɔɪd/ Forms: 1800s– aeluroid, 1800s– ailuroid. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aeluroidea. Etymology: < scientific Latin Aeluroidea, division or superfamily name (W. H. Flower, in the source of quot. 1869 at sense A.) < ancient Greek αἴλουρος cat (see ailurophile n.) + scientific Latin -oidea (see -oid suffix).In form ailuroid after ancient Greek αἴλουρος. Zoology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the division or superfamily Aeluroidea of the mammalian order Carnivora, comprising the cat family Felidae and allied families; characteristic of this division or superfamily. Cf. Arctoid adj. (In quot. 1886 in general sense ‘feline’.)The division is usually taken to include also the families Hyaenidae (hyenas), Viverridae (civets), and Herpestidae (mongooses), and is now often called Feliformia or Feloidea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [adjective] > belonging to Feloidae aeluroid1869 1869 Proc. Zool. Soc. 22 Cryptoprocta is a member of the Æluroid group. 1886 Science 6 Aug. 123/2 What subtile connection there is between the anthropoid and the aeluroid organisms..is hard to say. 1922 Univ. Calif. Publ. Geol. Sci. 13 85 Otarids may have been derived from an ursid type while the phocids may have been derived from another, possibly from an aeluroid type. 1936 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 28 118 The hooded claw is pre-eminently an aeluroid character and few other mammals have it. 1999 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 6) I. 786/2 It [sc. the hyaena family] could represent an entirely separate line of the aeluroid carnivores. B. n. A mammal of the division or superfamily Aeluroidea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [noun] > member of Feloidae aeluroid1869 1869 Proc. Zool. Soc. 27 In the presence of a short cæcum..Hyæna conforms with the Æluroids. 1885 Athenæum 3 Jan. 20/3 The author..remarked that amongst the æluroids the section of Viverrina formed a very distinct group. 1956 Evolution 10 316/1 The angle α on milk teeth (D₄) of the arctoid group is larger than on the permanent teeth and in the aeluroids it is smaller. 2002 R.E. Heinrich in W. F. Perrin et al. Encycl. Marine Mammals 199/1 There is also growing evidence..that Nandinia binotata (palm civet) is the sister taxon to all living aeluroids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1869
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