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单词 phalangigrade
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phalangigradeadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin phalang- , phalanx , -i- connective, -grade comb. form.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin phalang-, phalanx phalanx n. (see phalanx n. 4) + -i- connective + -grade comb. form, after scientific Latin Phalangigrada, former division name (1890 or earlier: see quot. 1890). Compare earlier digitigrade adj., plantigrade adj.
Zoology. Obsolete.
Of an artiodactyl: walking on the phalanges (as opposed to hooves); belonging to the former division Phalangigrada of artiodactyls, comprising the camel and llama.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [adjective]
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phalangigrade1890
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1890 Cent. Dict. 4434/1 Phalangigrade, walking on the phalanges,..as a camel or llama; of or pertaining to the Phalangigrada.
1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals ii. 50 Two forms, to which the terms ‘phalangigrade’ (as the Camel) and ‘sub-plantigrade’ (as in most Carnivora) are applied.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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