protrusileadj.

Brit.

/prəˈtruːsʌɪl/, U.S.

/prəˈtrus(ə)l/,

/proʊˈtrus(ə)l/,

/proʊˈtruˌsaɪl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōtrūs- , prōtrūdere , -ile suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōtrūs-, past participial stem of prōtrūdere protrude v. + -ile suffix. Compare slightly earlier protrusible adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

= protrusible adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > extended or extendable

protractile?a1808

projectile1817

porrect1819

protrusile1846

porrectate1890

1846 D. P. Gardner Farmer's Dict. 643/2 Protusile [sic], capable of being protruded and withdrawn. [Cited in Webster's (1847) s.v. protrusile.]

1849 Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 7. 366 Mandibles large and protrusile.

1858 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 3) ii. iii. 448 The mouth is furnished with a protrusile [1856 protrusible] proboscis.

1929 W. K. Gregory Our Face from Fish to Man 133 Thus the anthropoids acquired highly protrusile lips, useful in sucking up water and the juices of fruit.

1997 Exper. Biol. Fishes 49 361 A smaller and far more protrusile mouth..enabled its sessile prey to be targeted more precisely.

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

单词	protrusile
释义	protrusileadj. Brit. /prəˈtruːsʌɪl/, U.S. /prəˈtrus(ə)l/, /proʊˈtrus(ə)l/, /proʊˈtruˌsaɪl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōtrūs- , prōtrūdere , -ile suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōtrūs-, past participial stem of prōtrūdere protrude v. + -ile suffix. Compare slightly earlier protrusible adj. Chiefly Zoology. = protrusible adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > extended or extendable protractile?a1808 projectile1817 porrect1819 protrusile1846 porrectate1890 1846 D. P. Gardner Farmer's Dict. 643/2 Protusile [sic], capable of being protruded and withdrawn. [Cited in Webster's (1847) s.v. protrusile.] 1849 Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 7. 366 Mandibles large and protrusile. 1858 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 3) ii. iii. 448 The mouth is furnished with a protrusile [1856 protrusible] proboscis. 1929 W. K. Gregory Our Face from Fish to Man 133 Thus the anthropoids acquired highly protrusile lips, useful in sucking up water and the juices of fruit. 1997 Exper. Biol. Fishes 49 361 A smaller and far more protrusile mouth..enabled its sessile prey to be targeted more precisely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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