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单词 opisthoglossate
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opisthoglossateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Opisthoglossa , -ate suffix2.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Opisthoglossa, group name (A. Günther 1858, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 26 339; < opistho- opistho- comb. form + ancient Greek γλῶσσα tongue: see gloss n.1) + -ate suffix2.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Belonging to a group Opisthoglossa of anuran amphibians, characterized by the possession of a tongue that is attached at the front and free at the posterior end (cf. opisthoglossal adj. at opistho- comb. form ). Cf. aglossal adj., proteroglossate adj. at protero- comb. form .
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1875–8 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. 934/1 Those opisthoglossate anurans which have pointed toes.
1890 Cent. Dict. Opisthoglossate, pertaining to the Opisthoglossa, or having their characters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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