† melicertann.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Melicerta , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Melicerta, genus name ( F. von Paula Schrank Fauna Boica (1803) III. 302; < classical Latin Melicerta , name of a sea-god < ancient Greek Μελικέρτης ) + -an suffix. Compare earlier melicertian n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (melisə̄·ɹtăn) /mɛlɪˈsɜːtən/.

Zoology. Obsolete.

A. n.

A rotifer of the genus Melicerta or family Melicertidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Rotifera > [noun] > order Rhizota > member of family Melicertidae

melicertan1875

1875 C. T. Hudson in Monthly Microsc. Jrnl. 14 167 It had a smooth, jointless foot, precisely like that of a Melicertan.

1884 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 24 343 In all other Melicertans the row of smaller cilia encloses the row of larger ones.

B. adj.

Belonging to the rotifer genus Melicerta or family Melicertidae.

ΚΠ

1875 C. T. Hudson in Monthly Microsc. Jrnl. 14 166 While it appeared to be a tube-making rotifer of the Melicertan family, yet, unlike all other tube-makers, it had only one antenna instead of two.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	melicertan
释义	† melicertann.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Melicerta , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Melicerta, genus name ( F. von Paula Schrank Fauna Boica (1803) III. 302; < classical Latin Melicerta , name of a sea-god < ancient Greek Μελικέρτης ) + -an suffix. Compare earlier melicertian n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (melisə̄·ɹtăn) /mɛlɪˈsɜːtən/. Zoology. Obsolete. A. n. A rotifer of the genus Melicerta or family Melicertidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Rotifera > [noun] > order Rhizota > member of family Melicertidae melicertan1875 1875 C. T. Hudson in Monthly Microsc. Jrnl. 14 167 It had a smooth, jointless foot, precisely like that of a Melicertan. 1884 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 24 343 In all other Melicertans the row of smaller cilia encloses the row of larger ones. B. adj. Belonging to the rotifer genus Melicerta or family Melicertidae. ΚΠ 1875 C. T. Hudson in Monthly Microsc. Jrnl. 14 166 While it appeared to be a tube-making rotifer of the Melicertan family, yet, unlike all other tube-makers, it had only one antenna instead of two. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.adj.1875
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