antechinusn.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻˈkʌɪnəs/, U.S.

/ˌæntəˈkaɪnəs/

Inflections: Plural antechinuses, (rare) antechini.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Antechinus, genus name (W. S. MacLeay 1841, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 8 242), apparently < anti- anti- prefix + echinus hedgehog (see echinus n.).The semantic motivation of the name is unclear, but since MacLeay initially believed that the animal was an insectivore, he may have taken it to be the counterpart to the hedgehog on the southern (i.e. opposite) hemisphere (compare antipodes n.).

Any of various small carnivorous marsupials of (or formerly of) the genus Antechinus (family Dasyuridae), resembling shrews or mice and native to Australia and New Guinea (also called marsupial mouse, pouched mouse). Also (in form Antechinus): the genus itself.

ΚΠ

1850 A. White Pop. Hist. Mammalia 165 Here also come the various species of Antechinus, in which the tail is furnished with very short hairs.

1863 J. Gould Introd. Mammals Austral. 14 The thick-tailed species, forming the genus Podabrus, frequent the interior rather than the coast; the Antechini, on the other hand, inhabit both districts.

1970 W. D. L. Ride Guide Native Mammals Austral. 120 Some species of dunnarts or marsupial mice are fat-tailed in the manner of the Red-eared Antechinus.

1990 D. Attenborough Trials of Life i. 30 Antechinus is a tiny Australian marsupial the size and shape of a mouse.

2004 S. Forbes Nat. Hist. Families iv. 48 Male antechinuses give their all during breeding, and like Pacific salmon die en masse.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antechinus
释义	antechinusn. Brit. /ˌantᵻˈkʌɪnəs/, U.S. /ˌæntəˈkaɪnəs/ Inflections: Plural antechinuses, (rare) antechini. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Antechinus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Antechinus, genus name (W. S. MacLeay 1841, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 8 242), apparently < anti- anti- prefix + echinus hedgehog (see echinus n.).The semantic motivation of the name is unclear, but since MacLeay initially believed that the animal was an insectivore, he may have taken it to be the counterpart to the hedgehog on the southern (i.e. opposite) hemisphere (compare antipodes n.). Any of various small carnivorous marsupials of (or formerly of) the genus Antechinus (family Dasyuridae), resembling shrews or mice and native to Australia and New Guinea (also called marsupial mouse, pouched mouse). Also (in form Antechinus): the genus itself. ΚΠ 1850 A. White Pop. Hist. Mammalia 165 Here also come the various species of Antechinus, in which the tail is furnished with very short hairs. 1863 J. Gould Introd. Mammals Austral. 14 The thick-tailed species, forming the genus Podabrus, frequent the interior rather than the coast; the Antechini, on the other hand, inhabit both districts. 1970 W. D. L. Ride Guide Native Mammals Austral. 120 Some species of dunnarts or marsupial mice are fat-tailed in the manner of the Red-eared Antechinus. 1990 D. Attenborough Trials of Life i. 30 Antechinus is a tiny Australian marsupial the size and shape of a mouse. 2004 S. Forbes Nat. Hist. Families iv. 48 Male antechinuses give their all during breeding, and like Pacific salmon die en masse. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850
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