anchoraladj.

Brit.

/ˈaŋk(ə)rəl/, U.S.

/ˈæŋk(ə)rəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: anchor n.¹, -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < anchor n.¹ + -al suffix¹, probably after classical Latin ancorālis of or used for anchors (see ancoral adj.).

rare.

†1. Of or relating to the anchor of a vessel. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [adjective]

anchoral1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Anchoral, pertaining to the Anchor or Cable.

1860 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. II. xiv. 99 We hove anchor or rather hauled up the block of granite doing anchoral duty.

2. Zoology. Acting as an anchor; esp. designating an appendage which holds an organism in place on its substrate or (in the case of a parasite) on its host; = ancoral adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > anchor-like

ancoral1852

anchoral1853

1853 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 11 339 This Antarctic species [of isopod crustacean]..is also peculiar in having the six anterior legs short and monodactyle or anchoral.

2001 J. H. Thorp & A. P. Covich Ecol. & Classif. N. Amer. Freshwater Invertebr. (ed. 2) (Gloss.) 1004 Anchoral processes, posteriorly directed apodemes of the gnathosoma (capitulum) in deutonymphs and adult mites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anchoral
释义	anchoraladj. Brit. /ˈaŋk(ə)rəl/, U.S. /ˈæŋk(ə)rəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: anchor n.¹, -al suffix¹. Etymology: < anchor n.¹ + -al suffix¹, probably after classical Latin ancorālis of or used for anchors (see ancoral adj.). rare. †1. Of or relating to the anchor of a vessel. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [adjective] anchoral1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Anchoral, pertaining to the Anchor or Cable. 1860 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. II. xiv. 99 We hove anchor or rather hauled up the block of granite doing anchoral duty. 2. Zoology. Acting as an anchor; esp. designating an appendage which holds an organism in place on its substrate or (in the case of a parasite) on its host; = ancoral adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > anchor-like ancoral1852 anchoral1853 1853 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 11 339 This Antarctic species [of isopod crustacean]..is also peculiar in having the six anterior legs short and monodactyle or anchoral. 2001 J. H. Thorp & A. P. Covich Ecol. & Classif. N. Amer. Freshwater Invertebr. (ed. 2) (Gloss.) 1004 Anchoral processes, posteriorly directed apodemes of the gnathosoma (capitulum) in deutonymphs and adult mites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1656
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