† alcyonicadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alcyonium n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < alcyon- (in alcyonium n.) + -ic suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ælsiǫ·nik) /ælsɪˈɒnɪk/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Characteristic of or resembling an alcyonium, esp. an alcyonarian coral.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > relating to order Alcyonaria > resembling genus Alcyonium

alcyonic1808

alcyonoid1863

1808 J. Parkinson Org. Remains Former World II. xi. 98 The general substance of this petrified body was originally of the alcyonic spongy nature.

1851 J. G. Dalyell Powers of Creator I. i. 59 A specimen obtained in April, had assumed a globular form, rolling over the bottom of the glass,—nor was it unlike an alcyonic mass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	alcyonic
释义	† alcyonicadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alcyonium n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < alcyon- (in alcyonium n.) + -ic suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ælsiǫ·nik) /ælsɪˈɒnɪk/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Characteristic of or resembling an alcyonium, esp. an alcyonarian coral. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > relating to order Alcyonaria > resembling genus Alcyonium alcyonic1808 alcyonoid1863 1808 J. Parkinson Org. Remains Former World II. xi. 98 The general substance of this petrified body was originally of the alcyonic spongy nature. 1851 J. G. Dalyell Powers of Creator I. i. 59 A specimen obtained in April, had assumed a globular form, rolling over the bottom of the glass,—nor was it unlike an alcyonic mass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1808
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