phyllostomidn.adj.

Brit.

/fᵻˈlɒstəmɪd/, U.S.

/fəˈlɑstəməd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: Latin Phyllostomidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Phyllostomidae, family name (G. R. Waterhouse 1839, in C. Darwin Zool. Voy. Beagle II. Mammalia) < Phyllostomus (see phyllostome n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³), after Phyllostomina (see phyllostomine adj.).With the adjective compare earlier phyllostomoid adj., phyllostomous adj. at phyllostome n. Derivatives.

Zoology.

A. n.

A member of the bat family Phyllostomidae, which comprises the leaf-nosed bats of the New World. Also called phyllostomatid.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Phyllo- Phyllostomid, n.

1984 J. E. Hill Bats ii. 10 In such bats as the phyllostomids Centurio senex and Ametrida centurio, the face is very broad, nearly flat (monkey-like), and the back of the head rises sharply above the level of the eyes.

1998 Ecology 79 2829/1 We conducted this study with nonreproductive adults of four species of phyllostomids.

2001 P. J. Soriano & J. G. Ochoa in R. A. Fimbel et al. Cutting Edge vii. 154 More is known of the phyllostomids than other families of bats in the Neotropics.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Phyllostomidae.

ΚΠ

1945 Ecol. Monogr. 15 285/2 It is interesting to note that the inoffensive bats of the phyllostomid family spend the days in the same caves as the vampires.

1967 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. 21 207 (heading) Temperature regulation in some Brazilian phyllostomid bats.

1991 Amer. Scientist Mar. 176/2 A general chapter on the evolution and ecology of phyllostomid bats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phyllostomid
释义	phyllostomidn.adj. Brit. /fᵻˈlɒstəmɪd/, U.S. /fəˈlɑstəməd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: Latin Phyllostomidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Phyllostomidae, family name (G. R. Waterhouse 1839, in C. Darwin Zool. Voy. Beagle II. Mammalia) < Phyllostomus (see phyllostome n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³), after Phyllostomina (see phyllostomine adj.).With the adjective compare earlier phyllostomoid adj., phyllostomous adj. at phyllostome n. Derivatives. Zoology. A. n. A member of the bat family Phyllostomidae, which comprises the leaf-nosed bats of the New World. Also called phyllostomatid. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Phyllo- Phyllostomid, n. 1984 J. E. Hill Bats ii. 10 In such bats as the phyllostomids Centurio senex and Ametrida centurio, the face is very broad, nearly flat (monkey-like), and the back of the head rises sharply above the level of the eyes. 1998 Ecology 79 2829/1 We conducted this study with nonreproductive adults of four species of phyllostomids. 2001 P. J. Soriano & J. G. Ochoa in R. A. Fimbel et al. Cutting Edge vii. 154 More is known of the phyllostomids than other families of bats in the Neotropics. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Phyllostomidae. ΚΠ 1945 Ecol. Monogr. 15 285/2 It is interesting to note that the inoffensive bats of the phyllostomid family spend the days in the same caves as the vampires. 1967 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. 21 207 (heading) Temperature regulation in some Brazilian phyllostomid bats. 1991 Amer. Scientist Mar. 176/2 A general chapter on the evolution and ecology of phyllostomid bats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1895
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