portunidn.adj.

Brit.

/pɔːˈtʃuːnɪd/,

/pɔːˈtjuːnɪd/, U.S.

/pɔrˈtunəd/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Portunidae, family name (attributed to W. E. Leach in G. Samouelle Entomologist's Useful Compendium (1819) 83; compare earlier †Portunidia ( C. S. Rafinesque Analyse de la nature (1815) 97) < Portunus , genus name (see portunian n. and adj.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French portunide , noun (1815 in Rafinesque). Compare earlier portunian n., portunian adj.

Zoology.

A. n.

Any of various coastal crabs of the family Portunidae, having the hind pair of limbs modified into paddles for swimming; a swimming crab.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Portunidæ Portunid, n.

1928 Proc. Zool. Soc. 505 It is practically impossible to recognize these amongst a collection of mixed portunids.

1968 Science 24 May 887/1 Portunids, xanthids, and pagurids use their powerful chelipeds to crush the main body of the shell of the mollusk.

1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xii. 699/2 Portunids can swim sideways, backward, and sometimes forward with great rapidity.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to the family Portunidae.

ΚΠ

1935 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 21 677 (subheading) The pigments of portunid crabs.

1978 P. L. Colin Marine Invertebr. & Plants Living Reef (1988) 363 This species is the easiest of the Caribbean portunid crabs to identify.

1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 153 Similarly, portunid crabs reject partly-eaten mussels when prey are abundant.

Derivatives

porˈtunoid adj. rare of, relating to, or allied to the family Portunidae.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Portunidæ Portunoid, a.

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

单词	portunid
释义	portunidn.adj. Brit. /pɔːˈtʃuːnɪd/, /pɔːˈtjuːnɪd/, U.S. /pɔrˈtunəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Portunidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Portunidae, family name (attributed to W. E. Leach in G. Samouelle Entomologist's Useful Compendium (1819) 83; compare earlier †Portunidia ( C. S. Rafinesque Analyse de la nature (1815) 97) < Portunus , genus name (see portunian n. and adj.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French portunide , noun (1815 in Rafinesque). Compare earlier portunian n., portunian adj. Zoology. A. n. Any of various coastal crabs of the family Portunidae, having the hind pair of limbs modified into paddles for swimming; a swimming crab. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Portunidæ Portunid, n. 1928 Proc. Zool. Soc. 505 It is practically impossible to recognize these amongst a collection of mixed portunids. 1968 Science 24 May 887/1 Portunids, xanthids, and pagurids use their powerful chelipeds to crush the main body of the shell of the mollusk. 1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xii. 699/2 Portunids can swim sideways, backward, and sometimes forward with great rapidity. B. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the family Portunidae. ΚΠ 1935 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 21 677 (subheading) The pigments of portunid crabs. 1978 P. L. Colin Marine Invertebr. & Plants Living Reef (1988) 363 This species is the easiest of the Caribbean portunid crabs to identify. 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 153 Similarly, portunid crabs reject partly-eaten mussels when prey are abundant. Derivatives porˈtunoid adj. rare of, relating to, or allied to the family Portunidae.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Portunidæ Portunoid, a. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1895
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