Meandrinan.

Brit.

/mɪənˈdrʌɪnə/,

/mɪənˈdriːnə/, U.S.

/ˌmiənˈdraɪnə/,

/ˌmiənˈdrinə/

Inflections: Plural Meandrinae, Meandrinas.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Maeandrina, genus name ( Lamarck Système des animaux sans vertèbres (1801) 372) < classical Latin meandr- , meander meander n. + -ina -ina suffix. Compare French méandrine (1801 in Lamarck: see above), meandrine adj., and earlier meandrite n.

Zoology.

A genus of brain corals, which have a characteristically convoluted surface. Also: a coral colony of this genus, a brain coral.

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Meandrina1833

1833 Lancet 9 Nov. 232/1 Looking down on the surface of these meandrinæ.

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xiii. §560 Dense masses of Meandrinas and Astraeas.

1936 F. S. Russell & C. M. Yonge Seas (ed. 2) vii. 162 The well-known Meandrina or Brain-coral.

1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 27 The genus Meandrina dates in doubtful form from the Eocene.

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

单词	meandrina
释义	Meandrinan. Brit. /mɪənˈdrʌɪnə/, /mɪənˈdriːnə/, U.S. /ˌmiənˈdraɪnə/, /ˌmiənˈdrinə/ Inflections: Plural Meandrinae, Meandrinas. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Maeandrina. Etymology: < scientific Latin Maeandrina, genus name ( Lamarck Système des animaux sans vertèbres (1801) 372) < classical Latin meandr- , meander meander n. + -ina -ina suffix. Compare French méandrine (1801 in Lamarck: see above), meandrine adj., and earlier meandrite n. Zoology. A genus of brain corals, which have a characteristically convoluted surface. Also: a coral colony of this genus, a brain coral. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > genus Meandrina Meandrina1833 1833 Lancet 9 Nov. 232/1 Looking down on the surface of these meandrinæ. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xiii. §560 Dense masses of Meandrinas and Astraeas. 1936 F. S. Russell & C. M. Yonge Seas (ed. 2) vii. 162 The well-known Meandrina or Brain-coral. 1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 27 The genus Meandrina dates in doubtful form from the Eocene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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