oxyrhynchusn.

Brit.

/ˌɒksɪˈrɪŋkəs/, U.S.

/ˌɑksiˈrɪŋkəs/

Forms: 1700s oxyrinchus, 1800s oxyrhinchus, 1800s oxyrhincus, 1800s oxyrhyncus, 1800s– oxyrhynchus.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀξύρρυγχος.

Etymology: < ancient or Hellenistic Greek ὀξύρρυγχος a sharp-snouted Egyptian fish, use as noun of ancient Greek ὀξύρρυγχος sharp-snouted < ὀξυ- oxy- comb. form¹ + ῥύγχος snout, beak (see -rhynchous comb. form). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Oxyrhynchus, emended form of Oxyruncus , genus name (Temminck 1820). Compare French oxyrhynque (dated 1791 in sense 1 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)).

Zoology.

1. A fish with a pointed snout; spec. Mormyrus kannume (formerly M. oxyrhynchus) (family Mormyridae) of the River Nile, venerated by the ancient Egyptians. Now rare.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > superorder Osteoglossomorpha (bonytongues) > [noun] > order Mormyriformes > member of family Mormyridae

oxyrhynchus1603

spit-nose1668

mormyrus1706

mormyr1890

oxyrhynch1890

mormyrid1896

1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals (Gloss.) sig. Zzzzz5^v Oxyrynchos, a fish, so called, of a long sharpe beake or snout that it hath.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Oxyrinchus, the Spit-nose, a sort of River-fish.

1851 Museum Nat. Hist. II. 152 The oxyrhinchus is very commonly represented in the paintings of Thebes, Beni-Hassan and Memphis.

1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xiii. 223 The oxyrhincus, the eel, the lepidotus, and some others are sacred, and at Thebes are embalmed by the priests.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 848/2 The ‘Oxyrhynchus’, remarkable for its long, curved snout, is the most frequently depicted.

†2. A genus of perching birds (now called Oxyruncus), whose sole member is the sharpbill, O. cristatus. Obsolete.The sharpbill has been traditionally placed in the monotypic family Oxyruncidae, but it is now sometimes regarded as a cotinga.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Oxyruncidae (sharp-bill)

oxyrhynchus1826

sharp-bill1826

1826 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XIV. 199 Oxyrhynchus, Temminck. Sharpbill.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 529/2 Neither does the intervention of the Wryneck..or of Oxyrhynchus, with its acute bill, do more than indicate the broken links of the chain [between the Nuthatches and the Woodpeckers].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oxyrhynchus
释义	oxyrhynchusn. Brit. /ˌɒksɪˈrɪŋkəs/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈrɪŋkəs/ Forms: 1700s oxyrinchus, 1800s oxyrhinchus, 1800s oxyrhincus, 1800s oxyrhyncus, 1800s– oxyrhynchus. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀξύρρυγχος. Etymology: < ancient or Hellenistic Greek ὀξύρρυγχος a sharp-snouted Egyptian fish, use as noun of ancient Greek ὀξύρρυγχος sharp-snouted < ὀξυ- oxy- comb. form¹ + ῥύγχος snout, beak (see -rhynchous comb. form). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Oxyrhynchus, emended form of Oxyruncus , genus name (Temminck 1820). Compare French oxyrhynque (dated 1791 in sense 1 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)). Zoology. 1. A fish with a pointed snout; spec. Mormyrus kannume (formerly M. oxyrhynchus) (family Mormyridae) of the River Nile, venerated by the ancient Egyptians. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > superorder Osteoglossomorpha (bonytongues) > [noun] > order Mormyriformes > member of family Mormyridae oxyrhynchus1603 spit-nose1668 mormyrus1706 mormyr1890 oxyrhynch1890 mormyrid1896 1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals (Gloss.) sig. Zzzzz5^v Oxyrynchos, a fish, so called, of a long sharpe beake or snout that it hath. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Oxyrinchus, the Spit-nose, a sort of River-fish. 1851 Museum Nat. Hist. II. 152 The oxyrhinchus is very commonly represented in the paintings of Thebes, Beni-Hassan and Memphis. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xiii. 223 The oxyrhincus, the eel, the lepidotus, and some others are sacred, and at Thebes are embalmed by the priests. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 848/2 The ‘Oxyrhynchus’, remarkable for its long, curved snout, is the most frequently depicted. †2. A genus of perching birds (now called Oxyruncus), whose sole member is the sharpbill, O. cristatus. Obsolete.The sharpbill has been traditionally placed in the monotypic family Oxyruncidae, but it is now sometimes regarded as a cotinga. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Oxyruncidae (sharp-bill) oxyrhynchus1826 sharp-bill1826 1826 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XIV. 199 Oxyrhynchus, Temminck. Sharpbill. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 529/2 Neither does the intervention of the Wryneck..or of Oxyrhynchus, with its acute bill, do more than indicate the broken links of the chain [between the Nuthatches and the Woodpeckers]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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