adephagann.adj.

Brit.

/əˈdɛfəɡən/, U.S.

/əˈdɛfəɡən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Adephaga n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Adephaga n. + -an suffix.

Entomology.

A. n.

A beetle of the suborder Adephaga.

ΚΠ

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 13/2 Adephagans, Adephaga, a family of carnivorous and very voracious coleopterous insects.

1961 Systematic Zool. 10 1451 The presence of carnivore-type viscera in many largely phytophagous adults also supports possible derivation from antecedents related to ancestral adephagans.

2002 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 128 95 Venation typical for adult adephagans.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the coleopteran suborder Adephaga.

ΚΠ

1920 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 28 199 One exception is now known in Adephagan larvæ in the family Paussidæ..having only five segments in each leg.

1953 M. H. Hatch Beetles of Pacific Northwest I. 18 The Adephagan feature in the wing illustrated is the oblongum cell (o), which is absent in all other beetles as well as in some of the Adephaga.

2002 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 269 2351/1 Most adephagan species occur in terrestrial habitats, but ca. 5500 species in six extant families, generally referred to as Hydradephaga, live in aquatic environments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adephagan
释义	adephagann.adj. Brit. /əˈdɛfəɡən/, U.S. /əˈdɛfəɡən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Adephaga n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Adephaga n. + -an suffix. Entomology. A. n. A beetle of the suborder Adephaga. ΚΠ 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 13/2 Adephagans, Adephaga, a family of carnivorous and very voracious coleopterous insects. 1961 Systematic Zool. 10 1451 The presence of carnivore-type viscera in many largely phytophagous adults also supports possible derivation from antecedents related to ancestral adephagans. 2002 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 128 95 Venation typical for adult adephagans. B. adj. Of or relating to the coleopteran suborder Adephaga. ΚΠ 1920 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 28 199 One exception is now known in Adephagan larvæ in the family Paussidæ..having only five segments in each leg. 1953 M. H. Hatch Beetles of Pacific Northwest I. 18 The Adephagan feature in the wing illustrated is the oblongum cell (o), which is absent in all other beetles as well as in some of the Adephaga. 2002 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 269 2351/1 Most adephagan species occur in terrestrial habitats, but ca. 5500 species in six extant families, generally referred to as Hydradephaga, live in aquatic environments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1842
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