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单词 hippotigrine
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hippotigrine
hippotigrine adj.
Brit. /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈtʌɪɡrʌɪn/
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U.S. /ˌhɪpoʊˈtaɪɡrən/
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/ˌhɪpoʊˈtaɪˌɡraɪn/
[compare scientific Latin hippotigris, former specific name (1841), Hellenistic Greek ἱππότιγρις large kind of tiger] designating an equine (genus Equus) that has striped markings, esp. a zebra; of or relating to such an equine.
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hippotigrine1841
1841 C. H. Smith Nat. Hist. Horses (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia XII) 342 Not only these hippotigrine marks remained, but the manes also were coarse and standing.
1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 259/1 Of wild horses the asinine group is characteristic of Asia, and the hippotigrine of Africa.
1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. vi. 51 The Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra) is the smallest of the group of hippotigrine equines, standing some 4 feet at the shoulder.
1994 Contrib. in Sci. (Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County) No. 440. 84/2 The possibility of a second migratory wave of equids at about 1.9 Ma, this time involving the subgenus Equus, that may have resulted in the establishment of the hippotigrine quagga, plains, and mountain zebras in sub-Saharan Africa.
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