-dermouscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. leptodermous adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -δερμος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -δερμος (in e.g. μαλακόδερμος malacoderm adj.), combining form of δερματ- , δέρμα skin (see derma n.) + -ous suffix. Compare -dermatous comb. form.A small number of formations are found in English from at least the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. pachydermous adj., malacodermous adj.); several of these (especially the earliest) have earlier synonyms formed with -dermatous comb. form.

Zoology and Botany.

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Forming adjectives designating animals or plants having skin or superficial tissue of the type specified by the first element.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-dermous
释义	-dermouscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. leptodermous adj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -δερμος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek -δερμος (in e.g. μαλακόδερμος malacoderm adj.), combining form of δερματ- , δέρμα skin (see derma n.) + -ous suffix. Compare -dermatous comb. form.A small number of formations are found in English from at least the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. pachydermous adj., malacodermous adj.); several of these (especially the earliest) have earlier synonyms formed with -dermatous comb. form. Zoology and Botany. Categories » Forming adjectives designating animals or plants having skin or superficial tissue of the type specified by the first element. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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