megacerosn.

Brit.

/mɛˈɡas(ə)rəs/,

/mᵻˈɡas(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/mɛˈɡæsərəs/,

/məˈɡæsərəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin megaceros.

Etymology: < scientific Latin megaceros (Hart 1830, in Descr. Skeleton Fossil Deer of Ireland, as epithet of Cervus megaceros; adopted as subgenus name by R. Owen: see quot. 1844) < mega- mega- comb. form + ancient Greek κέρας (see kerato- comb. form), after rhinoceros n. Compare scientific Latin Megaloceros, genus name (1828), and medieval Greek μεγαλόκερως having large horns.

Palaeontology.

The Irish elk, a large extinct Pleistocene deer with very large antlers. Also (in form Megaceros): the genus containing this (now called Megaloceros).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > extinct types

Irish deer1697

Irish elk1792

megaceros1844

1844 R. Owen in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1843 237 [Genus Cervus] Subgenus Megaceros. Megaceros Hibernicus... Dr. Molyneux, the original describer of the antlers of the Megaceros, points out their distinction from the true Elk.

1865 J. Phillips Addr. Brit. Assoc. 32 Can our domestic cattle..be traced back to..contemporaries of the urus, megaceros, and hyæna?

1907 J. G. Millais Newfoundland Introd. p. xvi The pleasure of chasing herds of giant megaceros on the astral plane will be no little consolation in the Great Unknown.

1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xviii. 356 Among the more interesting forms was the gigantic ‘Irish elk’, Megaceros, with the largest antlers of any known deer.

1985 J. M. Auel Mammoth Hunters (1986) xvi. 255 He showed her a shovel made from the wide palmation of a giant antler of a megaceros.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megaceros
释义	megacerosn. Brit. /mɛˈɡas(ə)rəs/, /mᵻˈɡas(ə)rəs/, U.S. /mɛˈɡæsərəs/, /məˈɡæsərəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin megaceros. Etymology: < scientific Latin megaceros (Hart 1830, in Descr. Skeleton Fossil Deer of Ireland, as epithet of Cervus megaceros; adopted as subgenus name by R. Owen: see quot. 1844) < mega- mega- comb. form + ancient Greek κέρας (see kerato- comb. form), after rhinoceros n. Compare scientific Latin Megaloceros, genus name (1828), and medieval Greek μεγαλόκερως having large horns. Palaeontology. The Irish elk, a large extinct Pleistocene deer with very large antlers. Also (in form Megaceros): the genus containing this (now called Megaloceros). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > extinct types Irish deer1697 Irish elk1792 megaceros1844 1844 R. Owen in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1843 237 [Genus Cervus] Subgenus Megaceros. Megaceros Hibernicus... Dr. Molyneux, the original describer of the antlers of the Megaceros, points out their distinction from the true Elk. 1865 J. Phillips Addr. Brit. Assoc. 32 Can our domestic cattle..be traced back to..contemporaries of the urus, megaceros, and hyæna? 1907 J. G. Millais Newfoundland Introd. p. xvi The pleasure of chasing herds of giant megaceros on the astral plane will be no little consolation in the Great Unknown. 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xviii. 356 Among the more interesting forms was the gigantic ‘Irish elk’, Megaceros, with the largest antlers of any known deer. 1985 J. M. Auel Mammoth Hunters (1986) xvi. 255 He showed her a shovel made from the wide palmation of a giant antler of a megaceros. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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