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单词 megacheilous
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megacheilousadj.

Forms: 1800s– megacheilous, 1900s– megachilous.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: mega- comb. form, Greek χεῖλος , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < mega- comb. form + ancient Greek χεῖλος lip (see chilopod n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier acheilous adj., macrocheilia n. at macro- comb. form 2. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (megăkəi·ləs) /mɛɡəˈkaɪləs/.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Having large lips.
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1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Megacheilous, big-lipped.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Megachilous, in entom., having a large lip.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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