† pontinaln.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin pont- , pōns , -ine suffix¹, -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin pont-, pōns bridge (see pons n.) + -ine suffix¹ + -al suffix¹. Compare pontine adj.³ N. E. D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·ntinăl) /ˈpɒntɪnəl/.

Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare.

A. n.

A small bone of the skull in fishes of the family Dactylopteridae, bridging the gap between the second suborbital bone and the preopercular bone.

ΚΠ

1888 T. Gill in Amer. Naturalist 22 358 The third developed as a small special bone (pontinal) bridging the interval between the second suborbital and the antero-inferior angle of the preoperculum.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating this bone.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pontinal, bridging; forming a bridge over a gap, as among cranial bones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pontinal
释义	† pontinaln.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin pont- , pōns , -ine suffix¹, -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin pont-, pōns bridge (see pons n.) + -ine suffix¹ + -al suffix¹. Compare pontine adj.³ N. E. D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·ntinăl) /ˈpɒntɪnəl/. Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare. A. n. A small bone of the skull in fishes of the family Dactylopteridae, bridging the gap between the second suborbital bone and the preopercular bone. ΚΠ 1888 T. Gill in Amer. Naturalist 22 358 The third developed as a small special bone (pontinal) bridging the interval between the second suborbital and the antero-inferior angle of the preoperculum. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating this bone. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pontinal, bridging; forming a bridge over a gap, as among cranial bones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.adj.1888
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