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.

ΚΠ

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).

单词	megacheilous
释义	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. ΚΠ 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). < adj.1892
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