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单词 maki
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makin.1

Brit. /ˈmeɪki/, /ˈmaki/, U.S. /ˈmeɪki/, /ˈmæki/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maki.
Etymology: < French maki (1751) < Malagasy máky (also máka).
Now rare.
A lemur (lemur n. 2). Cf. macauco n.Quot. 1925 refers to the flying lemur or colugo, Cynocephalus.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > member of family Lemuridae > genus Lemur (lemur)
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1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 242 The maki kind in some measure seem to unite the fox and the monkey.
1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 785/2 The catta, or ring-tailed maki, inhabits Madagascar and the neighbouring isles.
1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 419/1 The Makis, or Macaucos, properly so called, Lemur.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 492/2 The fauna of Réunion is not very rich in variety of species... The mammals are a brown maki (Lemur mongoz, Linn.) from Madagascar, [etc.].
1925 Sci. Monthly Jan. 16 In the forests of the East Indies there lives the flying maki, or Galeopithecus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

makin.2

Brit. /ˈmaki/, U.S. /ˈmɑki/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maki zushi n.
Etymology: Short for maki zushi n.
= maki zushi n.
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1979 Gourmet Sept. 121/2 Sushi. California maki... Lunch & dinner à la carte.
1992 D. Coupland Shampoo Planet xxxi. 143 We chat for a few minutes over diet colas and cucumber maki rolls.
1997 New Yorker 7 July 12/1 It boasts a three-table back yard and maki that haunts dreams, like the kinota-eel appetizer (eel wrapped in cucumber instead of the usual nori).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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