purpuroidadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːpjᵿrɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈpərp(j)əˌrɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Purpura , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Purpura, genus name (see purpura n.) + -oid suffix.

Zoology.

Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a gastropod mollusc of the genus Purpura or related genera.

ΚΠ

1857 P. P. Carpenter Catal. Coll. Mazatlan Shells Brit. Mus. 392 The operculum is Purpuroid in Clavatula, Pleurotomoid in Drillia.

1882 G. W. Tryon Struct. & Systematic Conchol. 119 The operculum is of the normal purpuroid type, but like the shell, very thin, translucent and yellowish white.

1902 Science 11 Apr. 589/1 The genus Trophon of Montfort..is of distinctly Purpuroid affinities.

1959 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 1974. 2 Shell purpuroid, of medium size.

1964 Hawaiian Shell News No. 6. 4/2 The operculum is purpuroid..and therefore Homalocantha is now located in the subfamily Tritonaliinae.

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

单词	purpuroid
释义	purpuroidadj. Brit. /ˈpəːpjᵿrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈpərp(j)əˌrɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Purpura , -oid suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Purpura, genus name (see purpura n.) + -oid suffix. Zoology. Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a gastropod mollusc of the genus Purpura or related genera. ΚΠ 1857 P. P. Carpenter Catal. Coll. Mazatlan Shells Brit. Mus. 392 The operculum is Purpuroid in Clavatula, Pleurotomoid in Drillia. 1882 G. W. Tryon Struct. & Systematic Conchol. 119 The operculum is of the normal purpuroid type, but like the shell, very thin, translucent and yellowish white. 1902 Science 11 Apr. 589/1 The genus Trophon of Montfort..is of distinctly Purpuroid affinities. 1959 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 1974. 2 Shell purpuroid, of medium size. 1964 Hawaiian Shell News No. 6. 4/2 The operculum is purpuroid..and therefore Homalocantha is now located in the subfamily Tritonaliinae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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