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▪ I. teleo-1|ˈtɛliːəʊ|
before a vowel tele-, repr. Gr. τελεο- (τελειο-), combining form of τέλεος, τέλειος perfect, complete, f. τέλος end: employed in Eng. in some scientific terms. teleobranchiate |-ˈbræŋkɪət|, Zool. [Gr. βράγχια gills], a. belonging to the division Teleobranchia of gastropod molluscs, having the respiratory organs specially developed; n. a gastropod of this division. teleocephalous |-ˈsɛfələs| a., Ichth. [Gr. κεϕαλή head], belonging to the order Teleocephali of teleostean fishes, having the full number of bones in the skull; so teleoˈcephal, a teleocephalous fish. teleodesmacean |-dɛsˈmeɪʃ(ɪ)ən|, Zool. [Gr. δεσµός band], a. belonging to the group Teleodesmacea (Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Dec. 1889) of bivalve molluscs, having a specially developed hinge to the shell; n. a mollusc of this group. ˈteleodont |-əʊdɒnt| a., Entom. [Gr. ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth], applied to that form of the mandibles in stag-beetles in which the projections or ‘teeth’ are most highly developed. ˈteleophyte |-faɪt|, Biol. [Gr. ϕύτον plant], a plant of perfect or complete organization; one of the higher plants. teleoptile |-ˈɒptɪl, -aɪl|, Ornith. [Gr. πτίλον down-feather], one of the later or mature feathers of a bird: opp. to neossoptile. ˈteleosaur |-sɔː(r)|, Palæont. [Gr. σαῦρος lizard], a crocodile of the extinct genus Teleosaurus or family Teleosauridæ; so teleoˈsaurian a., belonging to this genus or family; n. = teleosaur. teleoˈtemporal, Anat. and Zool. [temporal a.2], a. and n., a name for the bone called postclavicle. ‖ teleozoon |-ˈzəʊən|, Biol. (pl. -zoa) [Gr. ζῷον animal], an animal of perfect or complete organization; one of the higher animals; hence teleozoic |-ˈzəʊɪk| a., pertaining to the teleozoa. See also teleostean, etc.
1890Amer. Nat. May 481 Tæniosomi. *Teleocephals with the scapular arch subnormal, posttemporal undivided and closely applied to the back of the cranium.
1883Leuthner in Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1885) XI. 400 The gap between the mesodont and *tel[e]odont forms long remained unbridged. 1899D. Sharp in Camb. Nat. Hist. VI. 193 The largest developments being called teleodont, the smallest priodont.
1863H. Spencer Biol. (1864) I. ii. i. §43. 109 A tree is an assemblage of numerous united shoots. One of these great *teleophytes is thus an aggregate of aggregates of aggregates of units, which severally resemble protophytes in their sizes and structures.
1893Gadow in Newton Dict. Birds 243 The first clothing of the newly-hatched bird consists of..soft feathers..possessing..characters which make it advisable to distinguish them, by the name of ‘Neossoptiles’ (νεοσσὸς, a chick), from those feathers which subsequently appear, and may be called ‘*Teleoptiles’ (τέλεος, mature).
[1839G. Roberts Dict. Geol., *Teleosaurus, perfect or complete lizard; a new genus of fossil saurian or lizard, established by M. Geoffroy St. Hilaire.] 1841Owen in Rep. Brit. Assoc. X. 76 The atlas in the Teleosaur corresponds essentially with that of the Crocodiles.
Ibid. 70 They are longer in proportion to their breadth than most of the *Teleosaurian scutes. 1896H. Woodward Guide Fossil Reptiles Brit. Mus. 6 Long and slender-jawed Teleosaurs and Steneosaurs. 1869Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. XXVI. 47 The ilium of a Teleosaurian.
1865H. Spencer Biol. (1867) II. iv. iv. §169. 77 Among the Protozoa..and from the minute anatomy of all creatures above these, up to the *Teleozoa.
▪ II. teleo-2
before a vowel tele-, combining form repr. Gr. τέλος end (stem τελε-: cf. telearch), as in teleology and its derivatives, q.v.: also in teleˈocracy, an organization designed to fulfil a specific purpose; hence ˈteleocrat, teleoˈcratic a.; ‖ teleoˈphobia [mod.L.: see -phobia], an aversion or unwillingness to admit the existence of design or final causes in nature; teleorˈganic a., serving the purposes of an organism; necessary to organic life (Cent. Dict., 1891). (See also telo-1.)
1973L. L. & J. M. Constantine Group Marriage xiii. 141 In a teleocratic system, leadership depends on the task at hand; teleocratic means ‘purpose-centered’. 1975Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Sept. 1018/4 Two notions, both derived from the Roman law, ‘societas’ and ‘universitas’... The latter applies to teleocratic organizations which are supposed to produce specified outcomes. Ibid. 1018/5 The full character of the modern state is a condition of unresolved tension between ‘societas’ and ‘universitas’. Teleocracy has always been one of its aspects... He has permitted the teleocrats to impose their self-image upon him. 1976F. A. Hayek Law, Legislation & Liberty II. vii. 15, I understand that Professor Michael Oakeshott, in his oral teaching, has long used the terms teleocratic (and teleocracy) and nomocratic..to bring out the same distinction [sc. as between an organization and a spontaneous order]. |