† pectostracanadj.n.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pectostraca (Haeckel Gen. Morphol. der Organismen (1866) II. 87; < ancient Greek πηκτός congealed (see pectic adj.) + ὄστρακον ostracon n.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pektǫ·străkăn) /pɛkˈtɒstrəkən/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the former division Pectostraca of crustaceans, comprising the barnacles (including the parasitic rhizocephalans) and equivalent to the class Cirripedia in most classifications.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pectostracan, fixed, as a crustacean; of or pertaining to the Pectostraca.

B. n.

A crustacean of the division Pectostraca; a barnacle.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pectostracan.., a pectostracous crustacean.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	pectostracan
释义	† pectostracanadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pectostraca , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pectostraca (Haeckel Gen. Morphol. der Organismen (1866) II. 87; < ancient Greek πηκτός congealed (see pectic adj.) + ὄστρακον ostracon n.) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pektǫ·străkăn) /pɛkˈtɒstrəkən/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. adj. Of or relating to the former division Pectostraca of crustaceans, comprising the barnacles (including the parasitic rhizocephalans) and equivalent to the class Cirripedia in most classifications. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pectostracan, fixed, as a crustacean; of or pertaining to the Pectostraca. B. n. A crustacean of the division Pectostraca; a barnacle. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pectostracan.., a pectostracous crustacean. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1890
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