† psettineadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Psetta , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Psetta, genus name ( W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Fishes (1839) II. 187; < classical Latin psētta : see psettaceous adj.) + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Psettinae, former subfamily name (1890 or earlier). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (ps-, se·təin), /ˈ(p)sɛtʌɪn/.

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

A. adj.

Of or relating to the former subfamily Psettinae (family Pleuronectidae), which included the turbot, brill, and related fishes.This subfamily is equivalent to the current family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae).

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Psettine, a., of or pertaining to the Psettinæ.

B. n.

A fish of the former subfamily Psettinae.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Psettine, n., any member of the group Psettinæ.

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

单词	psettine
释义	† psettineadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Psetta , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Psetta, genus name ( W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classif. Fishes (1839) II. 187; < classical Latin psētta : see psettaceous adj.) + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Psettinae, former subfamily name (1890 or earlier). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (ps-, se·təin), /ˈ(p)sɛtʌɪn/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. adj. Of or relating to the former subfamily Psettinae (family Pleuronectidae), which included the turbot, brill, and related fishes.This subfamily is equivalent to the current family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae). ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Psettine, a., of or pertaining to the Psettinæ. B. n. A fish of the former subfamily Psettinae. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Psettine, n., any member of the group Psettinæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1890
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