nycteridn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪktərɪd/, U.S.

/ˈnɪktərɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nycteridae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Nycteridae, family name (G. E. Dobson 1875, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 16 348) < Nycteris (see nycterine n. and adj.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare scientific Latin †Nycterides, name for Microchiroptera in the classification of Haeckel (1866).

Zoology.

A. n.

A microchiropteran bat of the family Nycteridae, found in Africa and South-East Asia and characterized by facial outgrowths having a deep groove in the centre; a slit-faced bat.

ΚΠ

1965 D. R. Rosevear Bats W. Afr. 170 The Nycterids are extremely expert fliers and can avoid obstacles with astonishing agility.

1984 J. E. Hill Bats xi. 195 Most nycterids..appear to be rather gregarious and colonial, although colonies are typically small.

1998 Conservation Biol. 12 405/1 Nycterids..were netted in dry forest in Kruger National Park.

B. adj.

Of, designating, or characteristic of the bat family Nycteridae.

ΚΠ

1965 D. R. Rosevear Bats W. Afr. 168 All the Nycterid bats have soft, longish, rather loose fur of a reddish-brown or greyish-brown colour.

1988 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 4 225 Diagnostic details such as cusps in the teeth of Nycterid bats.

1994 Amer. Museum Novitates No. 3090. 1/1 All nycterids share the apomorphic hollowing of the rostrum into a basin, covered by a dermal vertical slit ornamented with the distinctive nycterid ‘noseleaf’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nycterid
释义	nycteridn.adj. Brit. /ˈnɪktərɪd/, U.S. /ˈnɪktərɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nycteridae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Nycteridae, family name (G. E. Dobson 1875, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 16 348) < Nycteris (see nycterine n. and adj.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare scientific Latin †Nycterides, name for Microchiroptera in the classification of Haeckel (1866). Zoology. A. n. A microchiropteran bat of the family Nycteridae, found in Africa and South-East Asia and characterized by facial outgrowths having a deep groove in the centre; a slit-faced bat. ΚΠ 1965 D. R. Rosevear Bats W. Afr. 170 The Nycterids are extremely expert fliers and can avoid obstacles with astonishing agility. 1984 J. E. Hill Bats xi. 195 Most nycterids..appear to be rather gregarious and colonial, although colonies are typically small. 1998 Conservation Biol. 12 405/1 Nycterids..were netted in dry forest in Kruger National Park. B. adj. Of, designating, or characteristic of the bat family Nycteridae. ΚΠ 1965 D. R. Rosevear Bats W. Afr. 168 All the Nycterid bats have soft, longish, rather loose fur of a reddish-brown or greyish-brown colour. 1988 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 4 225 Diagnostic details such as cusps in the teeth of Nycterid bats. 1994 Amer. Museum Novitates No. 3090. 1/1 All nycterids share the apomorphic hollowing of the rostrum into a basin, covered by a dermal vertical slit ornamented with the distinctive nycterid ‘noseleaf’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1965
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