moschiferousadj.

Brit.

/mɒˈskɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/mɑˈskɪf(ə)rəs/,

/mɔˈskɪf(ə)rəs/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin moschiferus (1683 or earlier; < post-classical Latin moschus musk n. + -ferus : see -iferous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French moschifère (1840).

Zoology. rare.

Producing musk.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Moschiferus, bearing or yielding musk..: moschiferous.

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Moschiferous organs; a moschiferous animal.

1902 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. s.v. The moschiferous glands of the musk deer.

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

单词	moschiferous
释义	moschiferousadj. Brit. /mɒˈskɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /mɑˈskɪf(ə)rəs/, /mɔˈskɪf(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin moschiferus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin moschiferus (1683 or earlier; < post-classical Latin moschus musk n. + -ferus : see -iferous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French moschifère (1840). Zoology. rare. Producing musk. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Moschiferus, bearing or yielding musk..: moschiferous. 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Moschiferous organs; a moschiferous animal. 1902 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. s.v. The moschiferous glands of the musk deer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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