mesaxonicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛzakˈsɒnɪk/,

/ˌmɛsakˈsɒnɪk/,

/ˌmiːsakˈsɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɛzækˈsɑnɪk/,

/ˌmɛsækˈsɑnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meso- comb. form, axon n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < meso- comb. form + axon n. (compare sense 1 at that entry) + -ic suffix; compare earlier homaxonic adj. at homo- comb. form 1 and monaxonic adj.

Zoology.

Of the foot of an ungulate or (in later use) the hand of a primate: having the axis of symmetry running through the central digit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of particular type

steeple-hoofed1823

underrun1855

mesaxonic1893

1893 H. F. Osborn in Amer. Naturalist 27 129 The median toe (III) of Meniscotherium is enlarged, it is mesaxonic.

1898 A. S. Woodward Outl. Vertebr. Palæontol. 319 They [sc. Perissodactyla] are all digitigrade quadrupeds, with the axis of both feet passing through the digit No. iii (hence mesaxonic).

1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xvi. 300 In the majority of ungulates..the third toe was the longest, and the axis of symmetry of the foot lies through this digit (mesaxonic).

1974 Nature 8 Mar. 174/2 In the development of a mesaxonic foot perissodactyls have reduced the astragalo-cuboid contact.

1998 Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthropol. 105 185 Most haplorhines possess mesaxonic hands which are characterized by a longer third ray.

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

单词	mesaxonic
释义	mesaxonicadj. Brit. /ˌmɛzakˈsɒnɪk/, /ˌmɛsakˈsɒnɪk/, /ˌmiːsakˈsɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛzækˈsɑnɪk/, /ˌmɛsækˈsɑnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meso- comb. form, axon n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < meso- comb. form + axon n. (compare sense 1 at that entry) + -ic suffix; compare earlier homaxonic adj. at homo- comb. form 1 and monaxonic adj. Zoology. Of the foot of an ungulate or (in later use) the hand of a primate: having the axis of symmetry running through the central digit. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of particular type steeple-hoofed1823 underrun1855 mesaxonic1893 1893 H. F. Osborn in Amer. Naturalist 27 129 The median toe (III) of Meniscotherium is enlarged, it is mesaxonic. 1898 A. S. Woodward Outl. Vertebr. Palæontol. 319 They [sc. Perissodactyla] are all digitigrade quadrupeds, with the axis of both feet passing through the digit No. iii (hence mesaxonic). 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xvi. 300 In the majority of ungulates..the third toe was the longest, and the axis of symmetry of the foot lies through this digit (mesaxonic). 1974 Nature 8 Mar. 174/2 In the development of a mesaxonic foot perissodactyls have reduced the astragalo-cuboid contact. 1998 Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthropol. 105 185 Most haplorhines possess mesaxonic hands which are characterized by a longer third ray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1893
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