† priacanthineadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Priacanthus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Priacanthus, genus name ( L. Oken Isis (1817) 1782, after French priacanthe ( Cuvier Règne animal (1817) II. 281); < ancient Greek πρίων saw (see prion n.¹) + ἄκανθα thorn: see acanthus n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin †Priacanthina, former subfamily name ( A. C. L. G. Günther Catal. Acanthopterygian Fishes Brit. Mus. (1859) I. 215). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prəiˌăkæ·ṅþəin) /ˌpraɪəˈkænθaɪn/.

Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the genus Priacanthus or the family Priacanthidae, which latter comprises bottom-dwelling marine fishes of tropical and subtropical waters which have large eyes and prominent spines on the dorsal fin.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Priacanthine, pertaining to the Priacanthina or Priacanthidæ,or having their characters.

B. n.

A fish of the genus Priacanthus or the family Priacanthidae.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Priacanthine, a priacanthine fish; any member of the Priacanthidæ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	priacanthine
释义	† priacanthineadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Priacanthus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Priacanthus, genus name ( L. Oken Isis (1817) 1782, after French priacanthe ( Cuvier Règne animal (1817) II. 281); < ancient Greek πρίων saw (see prion n.¹) + ἄκανθα thorn: see acanthus n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin †Priacanthina, former subfamily name ( A. C. L. G. Günther Catal. Acanthopterygian Fishes Brit. Mus. (1859) I. 215). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prəiˌăkæ·ṅþəin) /ˌpraɪəˈkænθaɪn/. Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. adj. Of or relating to the genus Priacanthus or the family Priacanthidae, which latter comprises bottom-dwelling marine fishes of tropical and subtropical waters which have large eyes and prominent spines on the dorsal fin. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Priacanthine, pertaining to the Priacanthina or Priacanthidæ,or having their characters. B. n. A fish of the genus Priacanthus or the family Priacanthidae. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Priacanthine, a priacanthine fish; any member of the Priacanthidæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1890
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