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单词 molossine
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molossinen.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Molossus , -ine suffix1.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Molossus, genus name (see molossid n.) + -ine suffix1. In sense B. after scientific Latin Molossinae, subfamily name ( < Molossus + -inae -inae suffix). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (molǫ·səin) /məʊˈlɒsaɪn/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
= molossid n.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Molossidae (mastiff bat)
molossine1840
moloss1842
mastiff bat1851
monk bat1851
molossoid1890
molossid1958
1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 69 The Molossines (Molossus, Geof. Dysopus, Illig.). These have the muzzle simple, the ears broad and short, [etc.].
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling bats of the former subfamily Molossinae (now the family Molossidae); = molossid adj.The former subfamily Molossinae was a division of the family Emballonuridae. (In some recent classifications a subfamily of the same name has been recreated as a subdivision of the Molossidae.)
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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] > belonging to suborder Microchiroptera > relating to family Molossidae
molossoid1864
molossine1890
molossid1958
1890 Cent. Dict. Molossine, a., pertaining to the Molossinæ, or having their characters; molossoid.
1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals xiii. 669 The Molossine division is characterised by [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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