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单词 pneumootocous
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pneumootocousadj.

Forms: 1800s pneumoötokous, 1800s pneumotocous.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pneumotoca , Pneumootoka , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Pneumotoca or Pneumootoka (R. Owen a1890; < pneumo- pneumo- comb. form + ancient Greek ᾠοτόκος egg-laying, oviparous: see ootocous adj.) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pniūmoˌǫ·tŏkəs, niū-) /pnjuːməʊˈɒtəkəs/ /njuː-/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Belonging to a proposed group Pneumotoca (or Pneumootoka) of vertebrates that have lungs and lay eggs, including birds and reptiles.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pneumoötokous, same as pneumotocous.
1890 Cent. Dict. Pneumotocous, breathing air and laying eggs, as a vertebrate; belonging to the Pneumotoca.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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