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单词 annectant
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annectantadj.

Brit. /əˈnɛkt(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈnɛkt(ə)nt/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: annectent adj.
Etymology: Alteration of annectent adj., after -ant suffix1.
Biology.
That connects or links (one thing to another); intermediate or transitional, esp. between two populations or taxonomic groups. Cf. annectent adj.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > [adjective] > connecting
associating1646
connective1656
copulant1658
connexive1776
annectent1821
annectant1825
syndetic1891
syndetical1891
1825 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 10 98 Latreille considered them as Annelides, and Mr. W. S. Mac Leay has lately pointed out their position to be an annectant group between the Crustacea and the Radiata.
1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 18 In the lower baboons no trace can be found of any annectant link with such higher forms as the Gorilla.
1927 Amer. Mercury May 88/1 Natural selection accelerates the process of differentiation by favoring or opposing the survival of individuals with diverse modifications in each different environmental complex, while in the intermediate regions, usually narrow, between these areas, annectant and undifferentiated forms are found.
1969 Jrnl. Mammalogy 50 125 Whether it pertains to a population that was genetically annectant to D. tajacu through time cannot be determined.
2011 E. G. Jones in J. A. Winer & C. Schreiner Auditory Cortex i. 31/1 (caption) Drawing..showing the supratemporal plane and the annectant gyrus on which the primary auditory cortex is located.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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