† multiforousadj.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin multiforis, multiforus having many holes ( < multi- multi- comb. form + forāre : see bore v.¹; compare scientific Latin multifora (feminine), specific name ( J. B. P. A. de Lamarck Hist. nat. des animaux sans vertèbr. (1816) II. 565) + -ous suffix.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Having many holes.The formal definition of the word as a noun in quot. 1857 is probably unintentional.

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1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Multiforous, having many Holes.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Multiforus, that which is pierced by a great number of holes, as the Asterias multifora: multiforous. Fr. anal. multiforé, adj. Germ. syn. vieldurchstechen [sic], adj.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	multiforous
释义	† multiforousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multiforis , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin multiforis, multiforus having many holes ( < multi- multi- comb. form + forāre : see bore v.¹; compare scientific Latin multifora (feminine), specific name ( J. B. P. A. de Lamarck Hist. nat. des animaux sans vertèbr. (1816) II. 565) + -ous suffix. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Having many holes.The formal definition of the word as a noun in quot. 1857 is probably unintentional. ΚΠ 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Multiforous, having many Holes. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Multiforus, that which is pierced by a great number of holes, as the Asterias multifora: multiforous. Fr. anal. multiforé, adj. Germ. syn. vieldurchstechen [sic], adj. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1721
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