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单词 pseudobrachium
释义

pseudobrachiumn.

Inflections: Plural pseudobrachia.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, Latin brachium.
Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + classical Latin brachium arm (see brachium n.). N.E.D. (1909) gives the partial pronunciation as (-brēi·kiɒ̆m) -/ˈbreɪkɪəm/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The arm-like base of the pectoral fin of an anglerfish.
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1878 T. Gill in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1 215 The pectoral members [are] distinctly geniculated, with elongate pseudobrachia.
1890 Cent. Dict. Pseudobrachium, a kind of false arm formed by the actinosts of the pectoral fin of pediculate fishes. Gill.

Derivatives

pseudobrachial adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pseudobrachial, pertaining to the pseudobrachium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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