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单词 trichechine
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trichechineadj.n.

/ˈtrɪkɪkʌɪn/
Etymology: < modern Latin Trichechus (Artedi 1705–35; < Greek θρίξ , stem τριχ- hair + ἔχειν to have; applied to the manatee ‘quia solus inter pisces fere hirsutus est’); name (now disused) of a genus including the manatee and walrus: see -ine suffix1.
Zoology.
A. adj.
Belonging to or having the characters of the family Trichechidæ or walruses.
ΚΠ
1888 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VII. Trichechine.
B. n.
An animal of this family, a walrus.
ΚΠ
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1257/2 Trichechus.]

Derivatives

trichechodont adj. and n. /trɪˈkɛkəʊdɒnt/ [ < Greek ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth] (a) adj. characterized by molar teeth like those of the manatee, with cusps confluent into two or more transverse crests; (b) n. an animal having such molar teeth.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Placentalia > [noun] > order Sirenia
sea-bulla1400
mermaida1544
sea-cow1613
sea-ape1755
sirenian1883
trichechodont1887
the world > animals > mammals > group Placentalia > [adjective] > of order Sirenia
trichechodont1887
manatine1890
manatoid1890
sirenian1891
1887 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest vii. 249 Many of the Tapirodonts have the Trichecodont type of mandibular teeth.
1887 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest vii. 255 Trichecodonts.—The Mastodons and Elephants form a most complete series between this form and the Bunodonts.
ˈtrichechoid adj. and n. = A.
ΚΠ
1891 Cent. Dict. Trichechoid.
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