sexualen.

Brit.

/ˌsɛkʃʊˈeɪli/,

/ˌsɛksjʊˈeɪli/, U.S.

/ˌsɛkʃəˈweɪli/

Inflections: Plural sexuales Brit.

/ˌsɛkʃʊˈeɪliːz/,

/ˌsɛksjʊˈeɪliːz/, U.S.

/ˌsɛkʃəˈweɪliz/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sexuales, sexualis.

Etymology: Originally (in plural) < scientific Latin sexuales, plural (1893 in the passage translated in quot. 1899), use as noun of masculine or feminine plural of post-classical Latin sexualis (see sexual adj.); in later use (in singular) apparently with loss of -s by confusion with the English plural ending -s, perhaps also influenced by the post-classical Latin neuter singular sexuale.

Entomology.

In aphids and coccids: a sexually reproductive individual. Usually in plural. Cf. sexupara n.Female sexuales are wingless and oviparous, while the males may or may not be wingless.

ΚΠ

1899 M. Bernard & M. F. Woodward tr. E. Korschelt & K. Heider Text-bk. Embryol. Invertebr. III. xxvii. 389 Mouthless, wingless sexual animals without intestine (IV., sexuales).

1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) 381 Sexuales; usually appear but once in the life-cycle and consist of sexually reproducing males and females, the latter being oviparous.

1979 Nature 24 May 325/1 The Eriosomatidae..exhibit a unique reproductive trait in which each stem mother is the sole progeny of a female sexuale.

2001 Evolution 55 1346/2 Sexuales [of the grape phylloxera] spend all but their final molt in an immobile pupiform state.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sexuale
释义	sexualen. Brit. /ˌsɛkʃʊˈeɪli/, /ˌsɛksjʊˈeɪli/, U.S. /ˌsɛkʃəˈweɪli/ Inflections: Plural sexuales Brit. /ˌsɛkʃʊˈeɪliːz/, /ˌsɛksjʊˈeɪliːz/, U.S. /ˌsɛkʃəˈweɪliz/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sexuales, sexualis. Etymology: Originally (in plural) < scientific Latin sexuales, plural (1893 in the passage translated in quot. 1899), use as noun of masculine or feminine plural of post-classical Latin sexualis (see sexual adj.); in later use (in singular) apparently with loss of -s by confusion with the English plural ending -s, perhaps also influenced by the post-classical Latin neuter singular sexuale. Entomology. In aphids and coccids: a sexually reproductive individual. Usually in plural. Cf. sexupara n.Female sexuales are wingless and oviparous, while the males may or may not be wingless. ΚΠ 1899 M. Bernard & M. F. Woodward tr. E. Korschelt & K. Heider Text-bk. Embryol. Invertebr. III. xxvii. 389 Mouthless, wingless sexual animals without intestine (IV., sexuales). 1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) 381 Sexuales; usually appear but once in the life-cycle and consist of sexually reproducing males and females, the latter being oviparous. 1979 Nature 24 May 325/1 The Eriosomatidae..exhibit a unique reproductive trait in which each stem mother is the sole progeny of a female sexuale. 2001 Evolution 55 1346/2 Sexuales [of the grape phylloxera] spend all but their final molt in an immobile pupiform state. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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