Polypterusn.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪpt(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪptərəs/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Polypterus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Polypterus, genus name ( B. G. E. de la V. de Lacépède Hist. nat. des poissons (1803) V. 340, after French polyptère (E. Geoffroy St-Hilaire, reported in Ann. du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (1802) 1 239)) < ancient Greek πολύπτερος many-winged < πολυ- poly- comb. form + -πτερος (see -pterous comb. form).

Zoology.

A genus of African freshwater fishes of the family Polypteridae; (also polypterus) a fish of this genus; a bichir. Cf. polypterid n.

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Polypterus1849

1849 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 139 460 A recent example of a scale somewhat similar to the type found in Holoptychius, occurs in the Polypterus of the Nile.

1880 Times 26 Aug. 5/3 The nearest analogies of the fish are, according to Huxley, the polypterus of African rivers [etc.].

1899 Daily News 29 Nov. 7/2 Two examples of a most ancient African fish have just been deposited in the new Tortoise House at the Zoological Gardens... The name of this fish is Polypterus, and it belongs to a group which has mostly become extinct.

1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 66/1 Polypterus is fascinating to watch in a deep aquarium tank.

1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Dec. 29 It's called Polypterus and it's about 12″ long, blue grey in colour with a white underside and pectorals that look like table tennis bats.

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

单词	polypterus
释义	Polypterusn. Brit. /pəˈlɪpt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /pəˈlɪptərəs/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Polypterus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Polypterus, genus name ( B. G. E. de la V. de Lacépède Hist. nat. des poissons (1803) V. 340, after French polyptère (E. Geoffroy St-Hilaire, reported in Ann. du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (1802) 1 239)) < ancient Greek πολύπτερος many-winged < πολυ- poly- comb. form + -πτερος (see -pterous comb. form). Zoology. A genus of African freshwater fishes of the family Polypteridae; (also polypterus) a fish of this genus; a bichir. Cf. polypterid n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > [noun] > infraclass Chondrostei > family Polypteriformes or genus Polypterus Polypterus1849 1849 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 139 460 A recent example of a scale somewhat similar to the type found in Holoptychius, occurs in the Polypterus of the Nile. 1880 Times 26 Aug. 5/3 The nearest analogies of the fish are, according to Huxley, the polypterus of African rivers [etc.]. 1899 Daily News 29 Nov. 7/2 Two examples of a most ancient African fish have just been deposited in the new Tortoise House at the Zoological Gardens... The name of this fish is Polypterus, and it belongs to a group which has mostly become extinct. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 66/1 Polypterus is fascinating to watch in a deep aquarium tank. 1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Dec. 29 It's called Polypterus and it's about 12″ long, blue grey in colour with a white underside and pectorals that look like table tennis bats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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