-pterygiancomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. malacopterygian adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin -pterygii (in names of orders of fishes: 1738 or earlier; < ancient Greek πτερύγιον fin: see pterygium n.) + -an suffix. Compare -pterygious comb. form.Probably after French plural nouns in -ptérygiens (denoting orders of fishes: from the late 18th cent., as adaptations of corresponding Latin plural nouns), and adjectives in -ptérygien (designating such orders or designating fishes with fins of the type specified by the first element).

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Forming nouns and adjectives denoting or designating fishes and fossil reptiles having fins of the type specified by the first element, or belonging to an order characterized by such fins.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	-pterygian
释义	-pterygiancomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. malacopterygian adj. and n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin -pterygii , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin -pterygii (in names of orders of fishes: 1738 or earlier; < ancient Greek πτερύγιον fin: see pterygium n.) + -an suffix. Compare -pterygious comb. form.Probably after French plural nouns in -ptérygiens (denoting orders of fishes: from the late 18th cent., as adaptations of corresponding Latin plural nouns), and adjectives in -ptérygien (designating such orders or designating fishes with fins of the type specified by the first element). Zoology and Palaeontology. Categories » Forming nouns and adjectives denoting or designating fishes and fossil reptiles having fins of the type specified by the first element, or belonging to an order characterized by such fins. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < comb. form
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