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thalassian, a. and n.|θəˈlæsɪən|
[f. Gr. θαλάσσι-ος marine, f. θάλασσα sea + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the sea, marine; spec. applied to the marine tortoises and turtles.
1850Broderip Notebk. Nat. x. (1852) 264 Nature has modified the Chelonian type into the Thalassian shape.
Comb.1869Browning Ring & Bk. ix. 893 Pompilia..Springs to her feet, and stands Thalassian-pure.
B. n. A marine tortoise or turtle.
1850Broderip Notebk. Nat. xi. (1852) 276 And now a few words on the natural history and capture of some of these Thalassians. 1900F. T. Bullen Idylls of Sea 164 The Thalassians or oceanic tortoises, from which alone our supplies are drawn. |