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单词 aetomorphic
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aetomorphicadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Aetomorphae , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Aetomorphae, former superfamily name (T. H. Huxley 1867, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 460; < ancient Greek ἀετός eagle (see aetosaur n.) + scientific Latin -morphae : see -morph comb. form) + -ic suffix; compare -morphic comb. form. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives the pronunciation as (ē:ėtomǭ·ɹfik) /ˌeɪɪtəʊˈmɔːfɪk/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Of or relating to the (former) superfamily Aetomorphae of birds, comprising the raptors.
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1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. 1 3 Prof. Huxley makes four divisions of the Aetomorphic birds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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