† amadelphousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin amadelphus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin amadelphus (1805 or earlier); irregularly < ancient Greek ἅμα together (see hamadryad n.) + ἀδελϕός brother, brotherly (see adelphous adj.) + -ous suffix.The expected scientific Latin form would be *hamadelphus.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of classes or species of animals: living in flocks or communities, given to association with others of the same species; = gregarious adj. 1a.

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the world > animals > animals collectively > [adjective] > gregarious

gregal1607

gregarious1668

amadelphous1879

1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Amadelphous, living in society or in flocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).

单词	amadelphous
释义	† amadelphousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin amadelphus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin amadelphus (1805 or earlier); irregularly < ancient Greek ἅμα together (see hamadryad n.) + ἀδελϕός brother, brotherly (see adelphous adj.) + -ous suffix.The expected scientific Latin form would be hamadelphus. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of classes or species of animals: living in flocks or communities, given to association with others of the same species; = gregarious adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animals collectively > [adjective] > gregarious gregal1607 gregarious1668 amadelphous1879 1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon* Amadelphous, living in society or in flocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < adj.1879
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