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pœcilo-|ˈpiːsɪləʊ|
before a vowel pœcil-, from Gr. ποικίλο-ς many-coloured, variegated, various, a formative element in scientific terms (in some of which the form poikilo- is preferred).
ˈpœciloblast, ˈpœcilocyte: see poikilo-; ˈpœcilomere [Gr. µέρος part], a part of the body of an animal in which variations of colouring tend to appear first; ˈpœcilonym [Gr. ὄνοµα, ὄνυµα name], one of various names for the same thing; a synonym (Cent. Dict. cites Wilder); hence pœciloˈnymic a., having a variety of names; pœciˈlonymy; ˈpœcilopod [Gr. πούς, ποδ- foot] Zool., a member of the Pœcilopoda, in Latreille's classification (now abandoned), a division of Crustacea distinguished by limbs of varied form and functions, e.g. prehensory, ambulatory, branchial, and natatory; hence pœciˈlopodous a.; pœciloˈthermal, pœciloˈthermic: see poikilo-.
1905Athenæum 18 Mar. 342/1 That colour-variations tended to appear first of all on certain definite parts of the body, and that these parts, to which the name ‘*pœcilomeres’ had been given, were common to mammals and birds alike.
1889Buck's Handbk. Med. Sc. VIII. 528/2 An unusually complete combination of *pœcilonymic ambiguities.
Ibid. 517/1 Terminological variety, such as occurs in the passages quoted, may be expressed by the single word, *pœcilonymy.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xiv. 22 The *Pœcilopods differ [from the Branchiopods] by the different structure and uses of their legs, which are not branching. 1852Dana Crust. ii. 1308 Characteristic species of Pœcilopods. |