monotocousadj.

Brit.

/məˈnɒtəkəs/, U.S.

/məˈnɑdəkəs/

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek μονοτόκος bearing one offspring at a time ( < μονο- mono- comb. form + τόκος offspring: see toco- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare polytocous adj.

†1. Botany. = monocarpic adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > plant that bears fruit > [adjective] > bearing fruit or fruitful > many or spec. number of times

biferous1656

multiferous1656

triferous1656

monocarpous1830

polycarpous1832

sychnocarpous1832

monocarpic1849

polycarpic1849

monocarpian1856

polytocous1879

monotocous1880

hapaxanthic1893

pollakanthic1909

pollakanthous1965

1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 33 Monotocous (bearing progeny once)..would be more appropriate [than monocarpic].

a. Zoology. Normally bearing only one at a birth; characterized by this; = uniparous adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > bearing only one at birth

uniparous1646

uniparient1788

monotocous1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Monotocous, having only one at a birth; uniparous.

1924 Proc. Royal Soc. 1923–4 B. 95 551 Most of the records which exist on this latter process relate to polytocous animals, in which the question is obviously different from monotocous animals.

1937 A. Huxley Ends & Means xiv. 264 After achieving a stable inner environment, placental and, in some cases, monotocous birth, highly developed sense organs, and a well co-ordinated nervous system, all but one [mammal] proceeded to specialize.

1968 Economist 15 June 49/2 The rest of us, monotocous individuals that we are, certainly ought to be fascinated by all the bizarre phenomena involved in multiple births.

1990 Jrnl. Zool. 222 569 Both monotocous and polytocous bats occur in Malawi.

†b. Ornithology. Laying and incubating one egg at a time. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Monotocous,..laying but one egg before incubating, as sundry birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monotocous
释义	monotocousadj. Brit. /məˈnɒtəkəs/, U.S. /məˈnɑdəkəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονοτόκος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μονοτόκος bearing one offspring at a time ( < μονο- mono- comb. form + τόκος offspring: see toco- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare polytocous adj. †1. Botany. = monocarpic adj. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > plant that bears fruit > [adjective] > bearing fruit or fruitful > many or spec. number of times biferous1656 multiferous1656 triferous1656 monocarpous1830 polycarpous1832 sychnocarpous1832 monocarpic1849 polycarpic1849 monocarpian1856 polytocous1879 monotocous1880 hapaxanthic1893 pollakanthic1909 pollakanthous1965 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 33 Monotocous (bearing progeny once)..would be more appropriate [than monocarpic]. 2. a. Zoology. Normally bearing only one at a birth; characterized by this; = uniparous adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > bearing only one at birth uniparous1646 uniparient1788 monotocous1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Monotocous, having only one at a birth; uniparous. 1924 Proc. Royal Soc. 1923–4 B. 95 551 Most of the records which exist on this latter process relate to polytocous animals, in which the question is obviously different from monotocous animals. 1937 A. Huxley Ends & Means xiv. 264 After achieving a stable inner environment, placental and, in some cases, monotocous birth, highly developed sense organs, and a well co-ordinated nervous system, all but one [mammal] proceeded to specialize. 1968 Economist 15 June 49/2 The rest of us, monotocous individuals that we are, certainly ought to be fascinated by all the bizarre phenomena involved in multiple births. 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 222 569 Both monotocous and polytocous bats occur in Malawi. †b. Ornithology. Laying and incubating one egg at a time. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Monotocous,..laying but one egg before incubating, as sundry birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1880
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