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单词 polycyttarian
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polycyttarianadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Polycyttaria , -an suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Polycyttaria, former group name ( E. Haeckel Die Radiolarien (1862) 520; < poly- poly- comb. form + ancient Greek κύτταρος cell of a honeycomb (see monocyttarian adj. and n.) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix2) + -an suffix. Compare monocyttarian adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ:lisitēə·riăn) /ˌpɒlɪsɪˈtɛərɪən/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating colonial radiolarians of the former group Polycyttaria, which have several central capsules.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. XVI. 4601/3 Polycyttarian, a., having several central capsules; pluricapsular, as a radiolarian; of or pertaining to the Polycyttaria.
B. n.
A radiolarian of the former group Polycyttaria. Cf. Polyzoa n. 2.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. XVI. 4601/3 Polycyttarian, n., a member of the Polycyttaria.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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