单词 | subbrachian |
释义 | subbrachiann.adj. Zoology. A subbrachial fish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > fin or parts of fin > pectoral > having ventral fins specific relating to pectoral thoracic1828 subbrachian1834 jugular1835 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Nature Fishes ix, in tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) II. 390 Neither the apodes nor subbrachians, can be classed in their suite. 1867 J. R. Morell Sci. Guide Switzerland vii. 268 In the order of the subbrachians Swiss ichthyology has only hitherto discovered one species, namely the Burbot. 1883 Amer. Cycl. (rev. ed.) IX. 160/2 The malacopterygians are divided into abdominals, subbrachians, and apodes. B. adj. Of a fish: subbrachial (subbrachial adj. 1). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [adjective] > having fin(s) > of relation of ventral to pectoral jugular1769 thoracic1769 subbrachial1830 subbrachian1835 subbrachiate1855 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. 393 The Sub-brachian Malacopterygians. 1865 T. R. Jones Animal Creation 342 The Cyclopteri form a small group of sub-brachian fishes, distinguished by having their ventral fins united so as to form a broad disk. 1879 Amer. Cycl. (ed. 2) XI. 51/2 The subbrachian [order], having the ventrals attached under the pectorals,..comprising fishes like the cod. 1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food x. 318 It is a subbrachian malacopterygian, i.e., a fish with a bony skeleton and ventral fins beneath the pectoral fins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1834 |
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