megalopineadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Megalop- , Megalops , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalop-, Megalops megalops n. + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Megalopinae.Both the scientific Latin and the English word were apparently coined by T. Gill, zoologist and consultant to Cent. Dict. (see quots.). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·gălopəin) /ˈmɛɡələʊpaɪn/.

Zoology. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or designating the former subfamily Megalopinae (now the family Megalopidae) of large tropical marine fishes resembling herrings.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Megalopine, of, pertaining to, or having the characters of the Megalopinæ.

2. Of or relating to the megalops stage in crab development.

ΚΠ

1902 in Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Megalopine.

B. n.

A megalopine fish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Elopiformes > member of family Megalopidae

ox-eyea1642

tarpon1699

megalops1834

savanilla1884

sabalo1889

silver king1889

megalopine1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Megalopine, a fish of the subfamily Megalopinæ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	megalopine
释义	megalopineadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Megalop- , Megalops , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalop-, Megalops megalops n. + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Megalopinae.Both the scientific Latin and the English word were apparently coined by T. Gill, zoologist and consultant to Cent. Dict. (see quots.). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·gălopəin) /ˈmɛɡələʊpaɪn/. Zoology. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or designating the former subfamily Megalopinae (now the family Megalopidae) of large tropical marine fishes resembling herrings. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Megalopine, of, pertaining to, or having the characters of the Megalopinæ. 2. Of or relating to the megalops stage in crab development. ΚΠ 1902 in Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Megalopine. B. n. A megalopine fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Elopiformes > member of family Megalopidae ox-eyea1642 tarpon1699 megalops1834 savanilla1884 sabalo1889 silver king1889 megalopine1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Megalopine, a fish of the subfamily Megalopinæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1890
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