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单词 palaeichthyan
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palaeichthyanadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Palaeichthyes , -an suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Palaeichthyes, subclass name (A. Günther 1871, in Nature 28 Sept. 429; < palaeo- palaeo- comb. form + ancient Greek ἰχθύς fish: see ichthyo- comb. form) + -an suffix. Compare earlier palaeichthyic adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation of the second element as (-i·kþiăn) /ˈ-ɪkθɪən/.
Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
Belonging to a subclass Palaeichthyes proposed by Günther to encompass the elasmobranchs (cartilaginous fishes) and ganoids (primitive bony fishes), but not generally accepted. Cf. palaeichthyic adj.
ΚΠ
1888 J. D. Ogilby (title) Catalogue of the fishes in the collection of the Australian Museum. Part I. Recent palæichthyan fishes.
B. n.
A fish of the former subclass Palaeichthyes. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
ΚΠ
1904 N.E.D. at Palæo- Palæichthyan,..a member of this division [sc. Palæichthyes].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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