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单词 alcyonic
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alcyonicadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alcyonium n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < alcyon- (in alcyonium n.) + -ic suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ælsiǫ·nik) /ælsɪˈɒnɪk/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Characteristic of or resembling an alcyonium, esp. an alcyonarian coral.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > relating to order Alcyonaria > resembling genus Alcyonium
alcyonic1808
alcyonoid1863
1808 J. Parkinson Org. Remains Former World II. xi. 98 The general substance of this petrified body was originally of the alcyonic spongy nature.
1851 J. G. Dalyell Powers of Creator I. i. 59 A specimen obtained in April, had assumed a globular form, rolling over the bottom of the glass,—nor was it unlike an alcyonic mass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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