macropineadj.

Brit.

/ˈmakrəpʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmækrəˌpaɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Macropus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Macropus (see macropodid adj.) + -ine suffix¹.

Chiefly Zoology. Now rare.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a kangaroo (also in extended use).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [adjective] > family Macropodidae > of or relating to kangaroo

macropine1888

1888 O. Thomas Catal. Marsupialia Brit. Mus. 122 The macropine characters of its lower jaw.

1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 162 The macropine characters of the mandible preponderate.

2001 www.splange.freeserve.co.uk 14 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) Because of her macropine ancestry Zoe is forbidden to enter any Roman Catholic church after sundown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macropine
释义	macropineadj. Brit. /ˈmakrəpʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈmækrəˌpaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Macropus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Macropus (see macropodid adj.) + -ine suffix¹. Chiefly Zoology. Now rare. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a kangaroo (also in extended use). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [adjective] > family Macropodidae > of or relating to kangaroo macropine1888 1888 O. Thomas Catal. Marsupialia Brit. Mus. 122 The macropine characters of its lower jaw. 1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 162 The macropine characters of the mandible preponderate. 2001 www.splange.freeserve.co.uk 14 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) Because of her macropine ancestry Zoe is forbidden to enter any Roman Catholic church after sundown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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