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单词 paradoxurine
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paradoxurineadj.n.

Brit. /ˌparəˈdɒksjʊrʌɪn/, /ˌparəˈdɒksjʊrɪn/, /ˌparəˈdɒkʃʊrʌɪn/, /ˌparəˈdɒkʃʊrɪn/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈdɑkʃəˌrin/, /ˌpɛrəˈdɑkʃəˌraɪn/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Paradoxurina.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Paradoxurina, subfamily name (J. E. Gray 1864, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 8 Nov. 508) < Paradoxurus , genus name (see paradoxure n.) + -ina (see -ine suffix1). With use as noun compare earlier paradoxure n.
Zoology.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the subfamily Paradoxurinae of the family Viverridae, which comprises the palm civets (in contrast to true civets, linsangs, etc.).
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [adjective] > of or relating to palm-civet
paradoxurine1882
1882 St. G. Mivart in Proc. Zool. Soc. 137 Professor Flower..conclusively establishes..the Paradoxurine affinity of Arctictis.
1958 Q. Rev. Biol. 33 22/1 (title) On the feet and glands and other external characters of the paradoxurine genera Paradoxurus, Arctictis, Arctogalidea, and Nandinia.
B. n.
An animal of this subfamily; a palm civet.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Paradoxurus (palm-civet)
musang1783
palm marten1827
paradoxure1840
palm-cat1849
palm civet1862
toddy cat1867
tree-cat1885
paradoxurine1890
1890 Cent. Dict. 4275/2 Paradoxurine, a paradoxure; any member of the Paradoxurinæ.
1971 Evolution 25 518/2 In the viverrines, paradoxurines and hemigalines (genets and civets), the cruciate sulcus is small or absent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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