† tropidosternaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Greek τροπιδ- ,τρόπις , sternal adj.

Etymology: < ancient Greek τροπιδ-, τρόπις keel (see tropis n.) + sternal adj., after scientific Latin Tropidosternii, (former) division name ( E. Blanchard Organisation du règne animal (1851) 36; compare French Tropidosterniens (plural noun), on p. 16 of the same source). N.E.D. (1915) gives the pronunciation as (trǫ:pidoˌstə̄·ɹnăl) /ˌtrɒpɪdəʊˈstɜːnəl/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Belonging to the (former) division Tropidosternii, comprising birds having a keeled breastbone.

ΚΠ

1891 Cent. Dict. Tropidosternal,..having a keeled sternum; carinate, as a bird.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tropidosternal
释义	† tropidosternaladj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Greek τροπιδ- ,τρόπις , sternal adj. Etymology: < ancient Greek τροπιδ-, τρόπις keel (see tropis n.) + sternal adj., after scientific Latin Tropidosternii, (former) division name ( E. Blanchard Organisation du règne animal (1851) 36; compare French Tropidosterniens (plural noun), on p. 16 of the same source). N.E.D. (1915) gives the pronunciation as (trǫ:pidoˌstə̄·ɹnăl) /ˌtrɒpɪdəʊˈstɜːnəl/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Belonging to the (former) division Tropidosternii, comprising birds having a keeled breastbone. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Tropidosternal,..having a keeled sternum; carinate, as a bird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1891
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