† plataleiformadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Platalea , -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Platalea, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 139; < classical Latin platalea, a bird, perhaps the spoonbill: see note) + -iform comb. form.Classical Latin has platalea (Cicero) and platea (Pliny), both denoting a bird, perhaps the spoonbill. The names may derive from ancient Greek πλατύς (feminine πλατεῖα ) broad, flat (see plat adv.). N.E.D.(1907) gives the pronunciation as (plătēⁱ·liˌifǭɹm) /pləˈteɪliɪfɔːm/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.

Having the form of a spoonbill.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Plataleiform, like a spoonbill in form; plataleine in structure and affinity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	plataleiform
释义	† plataleiformadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Platalea , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < scientific Latin Platalea, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 139; < classical Latin platalea, a bird, perhaps the spoonbill: see note) + -iform comb. form.Classical Latin has platalea (Cicero) and platea (Pliny), both denoting a bird, perhaps the spoonbill. The names may derive from ancient Greek πλατύς (feminine πλατεῖα ) broad, flat (see plat adv.). N.E.D.(1907) gives the pronunciation as (plătēⁱ·liˌifǭɹm) /pləˈteɪliɪfɔːm/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Having the form of a spoonbill. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Plataleiform, like a spoonbill in form; plataleine in structure and affinity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1890
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