alcyonoidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈalsɪənɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈælsiəˌnɔɪd/

Forms: 1800s– alcyonoid, 1800s– halcyonoid.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alcyonium n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < alcyon- (in alcyonium n.) + -oid suffix. Compare French alcyonoïde (1830 or earlier), scientific Latin alcyonoides (1822 as specific name of a fossil sponge), alcyonoidea (1830 as specific name of a sponge), Alcyonoidea (1841 as a group name of corals). Compare also alcyonic adj.

Zoology.

A. adj.

†1. Designating various sponges superficially resembling alcyonarian corals. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1841 Proc. Zool. Soc. 9 5 The coarse irregular network..constitutes the main characteristic of this Alcyonoid sponge.

1850 A. Adams Zool. Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang p. v The Chinese fishermen often bring them up in their nets, and among large numbers which I have observed in their boats, I have found nearly every individual with an adventitious body (I believe an alcyonoid sponge) attached to the upper surface of the carapace.

1875 Monthly Notices Royal Soc. Tasmania 1874 61 The beautiful silicious frames or skeletons of the sponge belonging to the Alcyonoid family named Euplectella.

2. = alcyonarian adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 163 Alcyonoid Polyps.

1899 Amer. Naturalist 33 622 The classification and distribution of the Alcyonoid polyps.

1914 N. M. Banta Nature Neighbors IX. i. 15 The most valuable Alcyonoid coral is the red or precious coral (Corallium rubrum).

B. n.

An alcyonarian coral. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > genus Alcyonium > member of

sea-foam1725

dead man's hand1755

dead man's toes1755

mermaid's glove1793

alcyonian1844

alcyonoid1857

dead man's finger1860

alcyonarian1861

dead man's thumb1863

sea-finger1876

1857 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1852–7 3 188 Milne-Edwards subdivided Polypi into Actinoids, Alcyonoids, and Sertularians.

1865 E. C. Agassiz & A. Agassiz Seaside Stud. Nat. Hist. 7 Some of these Halcyonoids deposit limestone particles in their frame.

1918 Amer. Naturalist 52 412 Among Alcyonoids, numerous species of the Alcyonium and Gorgonia tribes.

1921 Sci. Amer. Monthly Aug. 133/1 (heading) The Alcyonaria, or Halcyonoids.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alcyonoid
释义	alcyonoidadj.n. Brit. /ˈalsɪənɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈælsiəˌnɔɪd/ Forms: 1800s– alcyonoid, 1800s– halcyonoid. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alcyonium n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < alcyon- (in alcyonium n.) + -oid suffix. Compare French alcyonoïde (1830 or earlier), scientific Latin alcyonoides (1822 as specific name of a fossil sponge), alcyonoidea (1830 as specific name of a sponge), Alcyonoidea (1841 as a group name of corals). Compare also alcyonic adj. Zoology. A. adj. †1. Designating various sponges superficially resembling alcyonarian corals. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1841 Proc. Zool. Soc. 9 5 The coarse irregular network..constitutes the main characteristic of this Alcyonoid sponge. 1850 A. Adams Zool. Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang p. v The Chinese fishermen often bring them up in their nets, and among large numbers which I have observed in their boats, I have found nearly every individual with an adventitious body (I believe an alcyonoid sponge) attached to the upper surface of the carapace. 1875 Monthly Notices Royal Soc. Tasmania 1874 61 The beautiful silicious frames or skeletons of the sponge belonging to the Alcyonoid family named Euplectella. 2. = alcyonarian adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ 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 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 163 Alcyonoid Polyps. 1899 Amer. Naturalist 33 622 The classification and distribution of the Alcyonoid polyps. 1914 N. M. Banta Nature Neighbors IX. i. 15 The most valuable Alcyonoid coral is the red or precious coral (Corallium rubrum). B. n. An alcyonarian coral. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > genus Alcyonium > member of sea-foam1725 dead man's hand1755 dead man's toes1755 mermaid's glove1793 alcyonian1844 alcyonoid1857 dead man's finger1860 alcyonarian1861 dead man's thumb1863 sea-finger1876 1857 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1852–7 3 188 Milne-Edwards subdivided Polypi into Actinoids, Alcyonoids, and Sertularians. 1865 E. C. Agassiz & A. Agassiz Seaside Stud. Nat. Hist. 7 Some of these Halcyonoids deposit limestone particles in their frame. 1918 Amer. Naturalist 52 412 Among Alcyonoids, numerous species of the Alcyonium and Gorgonia tribes. 1921 Sci. Amer. Monthly Aug. 133/1 (heading) The Alcyonaria, or Halcyonoids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1841
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