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单词 nyctipithecine
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nyctipithecineadj.n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Nyctipithecus n., -ine suffix1.
Etymology: < Nyctipithecus n. + -ine suffix1, after scientific Latin Nyctipithecinae, subfamily name (St G. Mivart 1865).
Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the former subfamily Nyctipithecinae (family Cebidae), which comprises various New World monkeys including night monkeys and squirrel monkeys.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. Nyctipithecine, pertaining to the Nyctipithecinæ, or having their characters.
B. n.
A monkey of this subfamily.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. Nyctipithecine, a member of the Nyctipithecinæ, as a night-monkey, owl-monkey, saguin, saimiri, or douroucouli.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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