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单词 plectognathian
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plectognathianadj.n.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Plectognathi , -ian suffix; French Plectognathes , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Plectognathi or its etymon French Plectognathes (see plectognath n. and adj.) + -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the partial pronunciation as (-gnēi·þiăn) /-ˈɡneɪθɪən/.
Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
= plectognath adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [adjective]
plectognathian1835
plectognathic1841
plectognathous1858
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 391 Plectognathian Fishes. Gill-covers concealed under a thick skin.
B. n.
= plectognath n.
ΚΠ
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics xviii. 409 We come to the Plectognathians, i.e. fish characterized by their maxillary bone being soldered on the side of the inter-maxillary.
1859 C. Girard in Gen. Rep. Zool. IV: Fishes (Rep. Explor. & Surv. Route Railroad to Pacific X, U.S. War Dept.) iv. 338 The ‘moon-fish’ may well be considered as the type of a fourth family (Orthagoriscidae) amongst the Plectognathians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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