aeriferousadj.

Brit.

/ɛːˈrɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ɛˈrɪf(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1700s airiferous, 1700s– aeriferous, 1800s– aëriferous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin aerifer , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin aerifer (1678; < classical Latin āēr air n.¹ + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French aérifère (1740).In form airiferous showing alteration after air n.¹

Chiefly Botany and Entomology.

Containing or conveying air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > bearing or conveying

aeriferous1712

1712 tr. H. More Scholia App. Foregoing Antidote 232 in H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 4) Who have not only observ'd the succiferous but also airiferous [L. Aerifera] vessels of Plants.

1778 C. Erskine tr. H. D. Gaubius Inst. Medicinal Pathol. 288 Laughter..agitates the breath confined in the aeriferous system [L. in systemate aerifero] with sudden, small, and reciprocal concussions.

1842 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 132 158 I am not aware that either of these authors has any detailed or minute description of the aëriferous structure of the lung.

1868 P. M. Duncan tr. L. Figuier Insect World Introd. 16 The body of the goat-moth caterpillar is traversed in all directions by 1,572 aeriferous tubes.

1910 New Phytologist 9 190 The aeriferous tissue of this fossil denotes a very damp medium, such as might cause reduction of the xylem.

1945 Ecol. Monogr. 15 270/2 The larvae are specially adapted to pierce the aeriferous roots and thereby breathe.

1992 Internat. Jrnl. Insect Morphol. & Embryol. 21 307 All the tracheae of insects are by definition aeriferous; their function is to convey oxygen from the atmosphere to the living cells.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aeriferous
释义	aeriferousadj. Brit. /ɛːˈrɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ɛˈrɪf(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1700s airiferous, 1700s– aeriferous, 1800s– aëriferous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin aerifer , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin aerifer (1678; < classical Latin āēr air n.¹ + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French aérifère (1740).In form airiferous showing alteration after air n.¹ Chiefly Botany and Entomology. Containing or conveying air. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > bearing or conveying aeriferous1712 1712 tr. H. More Scholia App. Foregoing Antidote 232 in H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 4) Who have not only observ'd the succiferous but also airiferous [L. Aerifera] vessels of Plants. 1778 C. Erskine tr. H. D. Gaubius Inst. Medicinal Pathol. 288 Laughter..agitates the breath confined in the aeriferous system [L. in systemate aerifero] with sudden, small, and reciprocal concussions. 1842 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 132 158 I am not aware that either of these authors has any detailed or minute description of the aëriferous structure of the lung. 1868 P. M. Duncan tr. L. Figuier Insect World Introd. 16 The body of the goat-moth caterpillar is traversed in all directions by 1,572 aeriferous tubes. 1910 New Phytologist 9 190 The aeriferous tissue of this fossil denotes a very damp medium, such as might cause reduction of the xylem. 1945 Ecol. Monogr. 15 270/2 The larvae are specially adapted to pierce the aeriferous roots and thereby breathe. 1992 Internat. Jrnl. Insect Morphol. & Embryol. 21 307 All the tracheae of insects are by definition aeriferous; their function is to convey oxygen from the atmosphere to the living cells. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1712
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