petaurineadj.n.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtɔːrʌɪn/, U.S.

/pəˈtɔˌraɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Petaurus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Petaurus, genus name (G. Shaw Naturalist's Misc. (1791) II. Pl. 60; < classical Latin petaurum : see petaurist n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin Petaurinae, subfamily name (T. Gill, 1872).

Zoology. rare.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling the genus Petaurus of gliding possums, or the marsupial subfamily Petaurinae to which this genus belongs.The subfamily Petaurinae was originally a division of the family Phalangistidae ( Phalangeridae), later upgraded to the family Petauridae. The subfamily is now regarded as a section of Petauridae.

ΚΠ

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 198 Petaurine Opossum.

1890 Cent. Dict. 4425/1 Petaurine, pertaining to the Petaurinæ, or having their characters; volitant, as a phalanger.

B. n.

A possum of the genus Petaurus or the subfamily Petaurinae.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4425/1 Petaurine, a member of the Petaurinæ; a flying-phalanger or petaurist.

1991 Systematic Zool. 40 140/2 The results of our DNA hybridization studies indicate that..dactylopsilines and petaurines are sister taxa.

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

单词	petaurine
释义	petaurineadj.n. Brit. /pᵻˈtɔːrʌɪn/, U.S. /pəˈtɔˌraɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Petaurus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Petaurus, genus name (G. Shaw Naturalist's Misc. (1791) II. Pl. 60; < classical Latin petaurum : see petaurist n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin Petaurinae, subfamily name (T. Gill, 1872). Zoology. rare. A. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling the genus Petaurus of gliding possums, or the marsupial subfamily Petaurinae to which this genus belongs.The subfamily Petaurinae was originally a division of the family Phalangistidae ( Phalangeridae), later upgraded to the family Petauridae. The subfamily is now regarded as a section of Petauridae. ΚΠ 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 198 Petaurine Opossum. 1890 Cent. Dict. 4425/1 Petaurine, pertaining to the Petaurinæ, or having their characters; volitant, as a phalanger. B. n. A possum of the genus Petaurus or the subfamily Petaurinae. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4425/1 Petaurine, a member of the Petaurinæ; a flying-phalanger or petaurist. 1991 Systematic Zool. 40 140/2 The results of our DNA hybridization studies indicate that..dactylopsilines and petaurines are sister taxa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1827
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