† noctilionineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin Noctilio , English -n- , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Noctilio, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 12, 1766) I. 88) + -n- (as if the scientific Latin word had a stem -on- , like classical Latin leōn- , leō lion n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare French noctilion, noun (1803).

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Belonging or related to the genus Noctilio (now regarded as constituting the family Noctilionidae), which comprises the bulldog or fisherman bats of Central and South America.

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leaf-nosed1827

pteropine1836

mystacinous1839

noctilionine1843

1843 J. E. Gray in Proc. Zool. Soc. 11 50 A Noctilionine Bat..bearing a much greater resemblance to the Leaf-nosed Bats..than even Mormoops.

1844 A. Gray Zool. Voy. Sulphur I. 29 A very good character for the determination of the genera among the Noctilionine and Pteropine Bats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	noctilionine
释义	† noctilionineadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin Noctilio , English -n- , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Noctilio, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 12, 1766) I. 88) + -n- (as if the scientific Latin word had a stem -on- , like classical Latin leōn- , leō lion n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare French noctilion, noun (1803). Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Belonging or related to the genus Noctilio (now regarded as constituting the family Noctilionidae), which comprises the bulldog or fisherman bats of Central and South America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] > of miscellaneous types leaf-nosed1827 pteropine1836 mystacinous1839 noctilionine1843 1843 J. E. Gray in Proc. Zool. Soc. 11 50 A Noctilionine Bat..bearing a much greater resemblance to the Leaf-nosed Bats..than even Mormoops. 1844 A. Gray Zool. Voy. Sulphur I. 29 A very good character for the determination of the genera among the Noctilionine and Pteropine Bats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1843
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