thero-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin thero-; Greek θηρο-.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin and scientific Latin thero- (in e.g. therologia therology n.), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek θηρο- (in e.g. θηροκτόνος killing wild beasts), combining form of θήρ wild beast < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin ferus (compare feral adj.²), Old Church Slavonic zvěrĭ, Old Prussian swīrins (accusative plural), Lithuanian žvėris, all in the same sense.Compare German thero-.

hence theroid adj., theropod adj. and n. at theropodous adj. Derivatives, etc.; also the following:

therocephalian adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˌθɪərə(ʊ)sᵻˈfeɪlɪən/

/ˌθɪərə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪən/

U.S.

/ˌθɪroʊsəˈfeɪliən/

(a) adj. belonging to an extinct order of carnivorous reptiles having a skull of the mammalian type; (b) n. a reptile of this order. [After scientific Latin Therocephalia (1878 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1904 Amer. Naturalist 38 103 These cynodonts have lost several of the other more primitive characters of the therocephalians, such as teeth in the palate.

1907 Science 6 Dec. 796 Three new Therocephalian genera have been discovered in beds which are probably Middle Permian.

1907 Science 6 Dec. 796 The discovery of this new reptile, Galechirus, strongly favors the descent of the Therocephalians from an early Rhyncocephaloid ancestor.

therocrotaphous adj.

Brit.

/ˌθɪərə(ʊ)ˈkrɒtəfəs/

U.S.

/ˌθɪrəˈkrɑdəfəs/

having the temporal bone resembling that of mammals. [ < thero- comb. form + ancient Greek κρόταϕος the temple (see crotaphic adj.) + -ous suffix.]

ΚΠ

1907 Williston in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 32 488 The plesiosaurs have a larger temporal vacuity, larger indeed than is to be found in any other reptiles of the therocrotaphous (I coin the word) type.

therodont n. and adj.

Brit.

/ˈθɪərə(ʊ)dɒnt/

U.S.

/ˈθɪrəˌdɑnt/

= theriodont n. at therio- comb. form ( Cent. Dict. 1891): see therio- comb. form.

therolatry n.

Brit.

/θɪˈrɒlətri/

U.S.

/θɪˈrɑlətri/

beast-worship, worship of animals.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of animals

brute-worship1738

zoolatry1784

therolatry1873

theriolatry1897

1873 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 311 Mahomet's alteration of a national character, the complete obliteration of therolatry.

theromorphological adj.

Brit.

/ˌθɪərə(ʊ)mɔːfəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌθɪroʊˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

of or pertaining to the morphology of the lower animals.

ΚΠ

1885 R. Hartmann Anthrop. Apes iii. 111 Virchow and W. Gruber have agreed in representing this frontal process as theromorphological—that is, as a characteristic of the lower animals, and more especially of apes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thero-
释义	thero-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin thero-; Greek θηρο-. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin and scientific Latin thero- (in e.g. therologia therology n.), and its etymon (ii) ancient Greek θηρο- (in e.g. θηροκτόνος killing wild beasts), combining form of θήρ wild beast < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin ferus (compare feral adj.²), Old Church Slavonic zvěrĭ, Old Prussian swīrins (accusative plural), Lithuanian žvėris, all in the same sense.Compare German thero-. hence theroid adj., theropod adj. and n. at theropodous adj. Derivatives, etc.; also the following: therocephalian adj. and n. Brit. /ˌθɪərə(ʊ)sᵻˈfeɪlɪən/ , /ˌθɪərə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪən/ , U.S. /ˌθɪroʊsəˈfeɪliən/ (a) adj. belonging to an extinct order of carnivorous reptiles having a skull of the mammalian type; (b) n. a reptile of this order. [After scientific Latin Therocephalia (1878 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1904 Amer. Naturalist 38 103 These cynodonts have lost several of the other more primitive characters of the therocephalians, such as teeth in the palate. 1907 Science 6 Dec. 796 Three new Therocephalian genera have been discovered in beds which are probably Middle Permian. 1907 Science 6 Dec. 796 The discovery of this new reptile, Galechirus, strongly favors the descent of the Therocephalians from an early Rhyncocephaloid ancestor. therocrotaphous adj. Brit. /ˌθɪərə(ʊ)ˈkrɒtəfəs/ , U.S. /ˌθɪrəˈkrɑdəfəs/ having the temporal bone resembling that of mammals. [ < thero- comb. form + ancient Greek κρόταϕος the temple (see crotaphic adj.) + -ous suffix.] ΚΠ 1907 Williston in Proc. U.S. National Mus. 32 488 The plesiosaurs have a larger temporal vacuity, larger indeed than is to be found in any other reptiles of the therocrotaphous (I coin the word) type. therodont n. and adj. Brit. /ˈθɪərə(ʊ)dɒnt/ , U.S. /ˈθɪrəˌdɑnt/ = theriodont n. at therio- comb. form ( Cent. Dict. 1891): see therio- comb. form. therolatry n. Brit. /θɪˈrɒlətri/ , U.S. /θɪˈrɑlətri/ beast-worship, worship of animals. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of animals brute-worship1738 zoolatry1784 therolatry1873 theriolatry1897 1873 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 311 Mahomet's alteration of a national character, the complete obliteration of therolatry. theromorphological adj. Brit. /ˌθɪərə(ʊ)mɔːfəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌθɪroʊˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ of or pertaining to the morphology of the lower animals. ΚΠ 1885 R. Hartmann Anthrop. Apes iii. 111 Virchow and W. Gruber have agreed in representing this frontal process as theromorphological—that is, as a characteristic of the lower animals, and more especially of apes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1873
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