单词 | suidian |
释义 | suidiann.adj. rare. A. n. Zoology. An artiodactyl mammal of the swine family Suidae; a pig, hog, or boar; = suid n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [adjective] > of or relating to or having the nature of a swine swinelyeOE porcine?a1425 swinishc1450 aprine1519 suillary1762 suilline1853 suid1864 suidian1880 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [noun] > group Suiformes (hippos and pigs) > family Suidae (swine) swineOE suilline1853 suid1864 suidian1880 pig1889 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VII. 474 The suidians, having long but not at all prehensile snouts. 2014 Adv. in Parasitol. 85 67 Fasciola spp. [sc. liver flukes] are known to infect a wide variety of mammals..including ruminants, suidians, primates, elephants..and rodents. B. adj. Of or relating to pigs, hogs, or boars. Cf. suid adj. ΚΠ 1948 J. C. Oslin Benbenjrox xxiii. 95 The melon would strike the porker in the ribs or on the head, producing various suidian squeals of pain and frustration. 2005 Eos (Poland) 92 No. 1 138 Had stridor been considered a typically suidian noise, Cicero would simply have written ‘ne stridorem quidem serrae aut suis’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1880 |
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