nemocerousadj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈmɒs(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/nəˈmɑs(ə)rəs/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Nemocera (P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle (1817) X. 288; irregularly < ancient Greek νῆμα thread (see nemato- comb. form) + κέρας horn: see kerato- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French némocères, plural noun (P. A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne Animal (1817) III. 594).

Entomology. Now rare.

Belonging or relating to the group Nemocera (now the suborder Nematocera) of dipteran flies; nematoceran, nematocerous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to the Nemocera

nemocerous1857

nematocerous1879

nemoceran1890

nematoceran1913

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Nemocerus,..nemocerous.

1883 W. S. Dallas in Cassell's Nat. Hist. VI. 82 This last family of the Nemocerous Diptera includes a number of fly-like species.

1949 Ecol. Monogr. 19 45/2 Many nemocerous Diptera living in leaf mold and in other secluded places continued successful breeding.

1954 Ecology 35 46/2 Most of these insects were Diptera (cyclorrhaphous types definitely predominating over nemocerous types) with Hymenoptera next in abundance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nemocerous
释义	nemocerousadj. Brit. /nᵻˈmɒs(ə)rəs/, U.S. /nəˈmɑs(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Nemocera , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Nemocera (P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle (1817) X. 288; irregularly < ancient Greek νῆμα thread (see nemato- comb. form) + κέρας horn: see kerato- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French némocères, plural noun (P. A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne Animal (1817) III. 594). Entomology. Now rare. Belonging or relating to the group Nemocera (now the suborder Nematocera) of dipteran flies; nematoceran, nematocerous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to the Nemocera nemocerous1857 nematocerous1879 nemoceran1890 nematoceran1913 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Nemocerus,..nemocerous. 1883 W. S. Dallas in Cassell's Nat. Hist. VI. 82 This last family of the Nemocerous Diptera includes a number of fly-like species. 1949 Ecol. Monogr. 19 45/2 Many nemocerous Diptera living in leaf mold and in other secluded places continued successful breeding. 1954 Ecology 35 46/2 Most of these insects were Diptera (cyclorrhaphous types definitely predominating over nemocerous types) with Hymenoptera next in abundance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
随便看	frankfurts frankhanded frankhearted frankheartedness frankincense frankincense pine frankincense tree frankincensed frankincenses franking franking machine franking stamp frankish franklaw franklier frankliest franklike franklin franklin stove franklin's rod franklinian franklinic franklinism franklinist franklinite