| 单词 | palamedean | 
| 释义 | Palamedean1adjective ˌpaləˈmiːdɪən 
 OriginMid 19th century. Partly from classical Latin Palamēdēus of or relating to Palamedes (from Palamēdēs (ancient Greek Παλαμήδης), the name of a proverbially ingenious Greek hero at the siege of Troy, said to have invented some of the letters of the alphabet and the game of draughts + -ēus, suffix forming adjectives) + -an, and partly from Byzantine Greek Παλαμήδειος (from the name of Παλαμήδης + -ειος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an. palamedean2adjective ˌpaləˈmiːdɪən Ornithology rare 
 OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From scientific Latin †Palamedeae, use as order name of the plural of Palamedea, genus name + -an. Palamedean1adjectiveˌpaləˈmiːdɪən 
 OriginMid 19th century. Partly from classical Latin Palamēdēus of or relating to Palamedes (from Palamēdēs (ancient Greek Παλαμήδης), the name of a proverbially ingenious Greek hero at the siege of Troy, said to have invented some of the letters of the alphabet and the game of draughts + -ēus, suffix forming adjectives) + -an, and partly from Byzantine Greek Παλαμήδειος (from the name of Παλαμήδης + -ειος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an. palamedean2adjectiveˌpaləˈmiːdɪən Ornithology rare 
 OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From scientific Latin † Palamedeae, use as order name of the plural of Palamedea, genus name + -an.  | 
	
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