meandrineadj.n.

Brit.

/mɪˈandrʌɪn/,

/mɪˈandrɪn/, U.S.

/miˈændrin/,

/miˈænˌdraɪn/,

/miˈændr(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– maeandrine (rare), 1800s– meandrine.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin maeandr-, maeander meander n. + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Maeandrina Meandrina n.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Characterized by convolutions; spec. designating corals that have convoluted grooves on the surface of the colony (brain corals).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > of corals of genus Meandrina

meandrine1846

1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 155 There are thus the simple and meandrine forms of the calicularly branched species.

1884 J. Colborne With Hicks Pasha in Soudan 13 Rounded masses of meandrine coral with its brain-like convolutions.

1940 L. H. Hyman Invertebr. I. vii. 605 The familiar meandrine or ‘brain corals’ [are] large rounded masses whose surface is marked by long curved depressions.

B. n.

A brain coral. rare.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > genus Meandrina > member of

brain stone1681

brain coral?1711

meandrite1802

meandrine1950

1950 Jrnl. Ecol. 38 379 Manicina areolata. May extend closely inshore. A hardy meandrine.

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

单词	meandrine
释义	meandrineadj.n. Brit. /mɪˈandrʌɪn/, /mɪˈandrɪn/, U.S. /miˈændrin/, /miˈænˌdraɪn/, /miˈændr(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– maeandrine (rare), 1800s– meandrine. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin maeandr- , maeander , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin maeandr-, maeander meander n. + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Maeandrina Meandrina n. Zoology. A. adj. Characterized by convolutions; spec. designating corals that have convoluted grooves on the surface of the colony (brain corals). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > of corals of genus Meandrina meandrine1846 1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 155 There are thus the simple and meandrine forms of the calicularly branched species. 1884 J. Colborne With Hicks Pasha in Soudan 13 Rounded masses of meandrine coral with its brain-like convolutions. 1940 L. H. Hyman Invertebr. I. vii. 605 The familiar meandrine or ‘brain corals’ [are] large rounded masses whose surface is marked by long curved depressions. B. n. A brain coral. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > genus Meandrina > member of brain stone1681 brain coral?1711 meandrite1802 meandrine1950 1950 Jrnl. Ecol. 38 379 Manicina areolata. May extend closely inshore. A hardy meandrine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1846
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