petromyzontidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtrə(ʊ)mʌɪˈzɒntɪd/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛtroʊˌmaɪˈzɑn(t)əd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Petromyzontidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Petromyzontidae, family name (R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals (1846) 48) < Petromyzont- (see petromyzont n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³).

Zoology.

A fish of the family Petromyzontidae; a lamprey. Also attributive or as adj.

ΚΠ

1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. (new ed.) III. 315/2 A remarkable metamorphosis is undergone by the representatives of the order Hyperoartii (i.e. the Petromyzontids or lampreys).

1935 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 225 429 The chief objection to this classification is based on the relationship of the Petromyzontids to the Myxinoids.

1987 Brain, Behavior & Evol. 30 62 The contralateral projection of the posterior lateral line nerve is presently recognized only in petromyzontids.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xiii. 204 (caption) The fossil..bears a striking resemblance to modern petromyzontid lampreys.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petromyzontid
释义	petromyzontidn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɛtrə(ʊ)mʌɪˈzɒntɪd/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛtroʊˌmaɪˈzɑn(t)əd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Petromyzontidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Petromyzontidae, family name (R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals (1846) 48) < Petromyzont- (see petromyzont n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Zoology. A fish of the family Petromyzontidae; a lamprey. Also attributive or as adj. ΚΠ 1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. (new ed.) III. 315/2 A remarkable metamorphosis is undergone by the representatives of the order Hyperoartii (i.e. the Petromyzontids or lampreys). 1935 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 225 429 The chief objection to this classification is based on the relationship of the Petromyzontids to the Myxinoids. 1987 Brain, Behavior & Evol. 30 62 The contralateral projection of the posterior lateral line nerve is presently recognized only in petromyzontids. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xiii. 204 (caption) The fossil..bears a striking resemblance to modern petromyzontid lampreys. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1878
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