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单词 pleurolepidal
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pleurolepidaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pleuro- comb. form, Greek λεπιδ- , λεπίς , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < pleuro- comb. form + ancient Greek λεπιδ-, λεπίς scale (see lepido- comb. form) + -al suffix1, probably after scientific Latin Pleurolepis (see pleurolepidid n.). Compare pleurolepidid n. and pleurolepidoid adj. and n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation of the second element as (-le·pidăl) /-ˈlɛpɪdəl/.
Palaeontology. Obsolete. rare.
Designating or characteristic of rhombic ganoid scales having bony processes which enable them to interlock in rows, occurring in certain fossil holostean fishes.
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1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 366 Body..covered with rhombic scales arranged in decussating pleurolepidal lines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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