† alcyonn.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: alcyonium n.

Etymology: Shortened < alcyonium n. Compare halcyon n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·lsiǫ̆n) /ˈælsɪən/.

Zoology. Obsolete.

= alcyonium n.; esp. an alcyonarian coral of the genus Alcyonium.

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1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis 280 (heading) The bubled alcyon.

1785 New Rev. Mar. 211 The alcyonium..consisted of a prodigious number of small animals, resembling so many membranous tubes, which all open on the outside of the alcyon.

1820 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 413 The genus Aplidium, instituted by Savigny, has been detached from the Alcyons.

1868 E. P. Wright Ocean World vi. 121 The Alcyonaria are so designated from their principal type, that of the Alcyons.

1894 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1893 16 120 Alcyons = Alcyonium, Spongia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	alcyon
释义	† alcyonn. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: alcyonium n. Etymology: Shortened < alcyonium n. Compare halcyon n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·lsiǫ̆n) /ˈælsɪən/. Zoology. Obsolete. = alcyonium n.; esp. an alcyonarian coral of the genus Alcyonium. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > genus Alcyonium alcyonium1607 alcyon1681 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis 280 (heading) The bubled alcyon. 1785 New Rev. Mar. 211 The alcyonium..consisted of a prodigious number of small animals, resembling so many membranous tubes, which all open on the outside of the alcyon. 1820 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 413 The genus Aplidium, instituted by Savigny, has been detached from the Alcyons. 1868 E. P. Wright Ocean World vi. 121 The Alcyonaria are so designated from their principal type, that of the Alcyons. 1894 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1893 16 120 Alcyons = Alcyonium, Spongia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1681
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