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单词 bigenerous
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bigenerousadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)bʌɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌbaɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin bigener , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin bigener bigener n. + -ous suffix.
Now rare.
Composed of two different elements; hybrid.
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mule1728
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hybridizablea1864
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cross1886
monohybrid1903
outbred1903
intergeneric1921
polyhybrid1922
reticulate1938
trihybrid1941
inter-strain1950
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxv. 179 A Bigenerous beast of vnkindly procreation.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 208 Bigenerous Creatures, Monsters by Natures Generation.
1745 D. De Coetlogon Universal Hist. Arts & Sci. II. 123/1 Dragoné, a Term used in French Heraldry for bigenerous Serpents, to express such whose hinder Part partakes of the dragon.
1974 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 19 361/2 We do, whenever we run into biodegradable or any of the other horrid bigenerous words of unkindly procreation with which the environmental crisis has polluted our language.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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