orthorrhaphousadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈθɒrəfəs/, U.S.

/ɔrˈθɑrəfəs/

Forms: 1800s– orthorrhaphous, 1800s– orthorhaphous (irregular).

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Orthorhapha (later Orthorrhapha ), former suborder name (F. Brauer Monographie der Oestriden (1863) 33; < ortho- ortho- comb. form + -rrhapha < ancient Greek ῥαϕή seam, cognate with ῥάπτειν to sew: see -rrhaphy comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare cyclorrhaphous adj. at cyclo- comb. form 1.

Entomology.

Relating to or designating the more primitive groups of dipteran flies (formerly constituting the suborder Orthorrhapha), which are characterized by the emergence of the adult from the pupa through a longitudinal or T-shaped split. Cf. cyclorrhaphous adj. at cyclo- comb. form 1.The suborder Orthorrhapha was erected to include the Nematocera and the ‘lower Brachycera’. It has been replaced again by the suborder Nematocera and a (reduced) suborder Brachycera.

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orthorrhaphous1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Orthorhaphous, of or pertaining to the Orthorhapha.

1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. vii. 458 In the Mesozoic epoch the Order [sc. Diptera] is found as early as the Lias, the forms being exclusively Orthorrhaphous.

1946 Nature 2 Nov. 636/2 Against the orthorrhaphous Diptera, ‘Gammexane’ shows a high degree of activity.

1961 J. E. Collin Brit. Flies VI. 1 It is now more usual to..adopt as the two main divisions the Nematocera and Brachycera with the latter subdivided into the Orthorrhaphous- and Cyclorrhaphous-Brachycera.

1997 Systematic Biol. 46 675/2 The orthorrhaphous flies are thought to represent a paraphyletic assembly with respect to the Cyclorrhapha, which form a conspicuous monophyletic subgroup supported by numerous synapomorphies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orthorrhaphous
释义	orthorrhaphousadj. Brit. /ɔːˈθɒrəfəs/, U.S. /ɔrˈθɑrəfəs/ Forms: 1800s– orthorrhaphous, 1800s– orthorhaphous (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Orthorhapha , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Orthorhapha (later Orthorrhapha ), former suborder name (F. Brauer Monographie der Oestriden (1863) 33; < ortho- ortho- comb. form + -rrhapha < ancient Greek ῥαϕή seam, cognate with ῥάπτειν to sew: see -rrhaphy comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare cyclorrhaphous adj. at cyclo- comb. form 1. Entomology. Relating to or designating the more primitive groups of dipteran flies (formerly constituting the suborder Orthorrhapha), which are characterized by the emergence of the adult from the pupa through a longitudinal or T-shaped split. Cf. cyclorrhaphous adj. at cyclo- comb. form 1.The suborder Orthorrhapha was erected to include the Nematocera and the ‘lower Brachycera’. It has been replaced again by the suborder Nematocera and a (reduced) suborder Brachycera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging or relating to suborder Orthorrhapha orthorrhaphous1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Orthorhaphous, of or pertaining to the Orthorhapha. 1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. vii. 458 In the Mesozoic epoch the Order [sc. Diptera] is found as early as the Lias, the forms being exclusively Orthorrhaphous. 1946 Nature 2 Nov. 636/2 Against the orthorrhaphous Diptera, ‘Gammexane’ shows a high degree of activity. 1961 J. E. Collin Brit. Flies VI. 1 It is now more usual to..adopt as the two main divisions the Nematocera and Brachycera with the latter subdivided into the Orthorrhaphous- and Cyclorrhaphous-Brachycera. 1997 Systematic Biol. 46 675/2 The orthorrhaphous flies are thought to represent a paraphyletic assembly with respect to the Cyclorrhapha, which form a conspicuous monophyletic subgroup supported by numerous synapomorphies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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