procurrentadj.

Brit.

/prəˈkʌrənt/,

/prəˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S.

/prəˈkər(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōcurrent-, prōcurrēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōcurrent-, prōcurrēns projecting, extended, use as adjective of present participle of prōcurrere to run forward, to project, extend < prō- pro- prefix¹ + currere to run (see current adj.).

Chiefly Zoology.

Running forwards; continuing or tapering forward at the base; spec. (in bony fishes) designating or relating to the slender, unbranched, unsegmented fin rays at the leading edges of a caudal fin, anterior to the principal rays.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s) > of parts of fin

interneural1846

radial1871

pinnular1877

homacanth1880

procurrent1884

1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 433 The Stephanoberycides appear to be Berycoidea, with..a caudal with numerous spinous rays in the procurrent upper and lower extensions.

1902 D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann Amer. Food & Game Fishes 538 Procurrent (fin). With the lower rays inserted progressively further forward.

1932 P. A. Rydberg Flora of Prairies & Plains Central N. Amer. 55 Achenes 2 mm. long, narrowly winged, the wings procurrent into the beak.

2000 Copeia iii. 837/1 This species has many dorsal and ventral procurrent caudal fin rays that are difficult to distinguish from principal rays without the aid of radiographs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procurrent
释义	procurrentadj. Brit. /prəˈkʌrənt/, /prəˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S. /prəˈkər(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōcurrent-, prōcurrēns. Etymology: < classical Latin prōcurrent-, prōcurrēns projecting, extended, use as adjective of present participle of prōcurrere to run forward, to project, extend < prō- pro- prefix¹ + currere to run (see current adj.). Chiefly Zoology. Running forwards; continuing or tapering forward at the base; spec. (in bony fishes) designating or relating to the slender, unbranched, unsegmented fin rays at the leading edges of a caudal fin, anterior to the principal rays. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s) > of parts of fin interneural1846 radial1871 pinnular1877 homacanth1880 procurrent1884 1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 433 The Stephanoberycides appear to be Berycoidea, with..a caudal with numerous spinous rays in the procurrent upper and lower extensions. 1902 D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann Amer. Food & Game Fishes 538 Procurrent (fin). With the lower rays inserted progressively further forward. 1932 P. A. Rydberg Flora of Prairies & Plains Central N. Amer. 55 Achenes 2 mm. long, narrowly winged, the wings procurrent into the beak. 2000 Copeia iii. 837/1 This species has many dorsal and ventral procurrent caudal fin rays that are difficult to distinguish from principal rays without the aid of radiographs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884
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