polypteroidn.adj.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪptərɔɪd/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪptəˌrɔɪd/

Forms: also with capital initial

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Polypterus , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Polypterus Polypterus n. + -oid suffix. Compare scientific Latin Polypteroidei, suborder name (1890 or earlier).

Zoology. rare.

A. n.

A member of a group of fishes that includes the polypterids.

ΚΠ

1861 T. Gill Catal. Fishes Eastern Coast N. Amer. 16 There is then no fundamental difference between the pulmonary sacs or air-bladders of the Lepidosirenoids and the Polypteroids.

1975 Copeia 119 (title) Osmotic and ionic composition of the polypteroid Erpetoichthys calabaris.

B. adj.

Resembling or related to polypterid fishes.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Polypteroid, resembling or related to the fin-fishes; belonging to the Polypteroidei.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polypteroid
释义	polypteroidn.adj. Brit. /pəˈlɪptərɔɪd/, U.S. /pəˈlɪptəˌrɔɪd/ Forms: also with capital initial Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Polypterus , -oid suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Polypterus Polypterus n. + -oid suffix. Compare scientific Latin Polypteroidei, suborder name (1890 or earlier). Zoology. rare. A. n. A member of a group of fishes that includes the polypterids. ΚΠ 1861 T. Gill Catal. Fishes Eastern Coast N. Amer. 16 There is then no fundamental difference between the pulmonary sacs or air-bladders of the Lepidosirenoids and the Polypteroids. 1975 Copeia 119 (title) Osmotic and ionic composition of the polypteroid Erpetoichthys calabaris. B. adj. Resembling or related to polypterid fishes. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Polypteroid, resembling or related to the fin-fishes; belonging to the Polypteroidei. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1861
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