ambi-prefix

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ambi-.

Etymology: < classical Latin ambi-, combining form of ambō both; compare -i- connective.Classical Latin ambō is cognate with ancient Greek ἀμϕώ both (see amphoteric adj.) < a first element from the same Indo-European base as umbe prep. + a second element from the same Indo-European base as bo adj. Compare also classical Latin amb- (before a vowel), am- , an- round, about < the same Indo-European base as umbe prep. Attested earliest in the late 14th cent. in the Latin loan ambidexter n. Formations within English are found from the second half of the 17th cent. (an early example being ambilogy n.), but are rare before the 19th cent. Combining with second elements ultimately of Greek or Latin origin.

Forming nouns and adjectives, chiefly scientific, with the sense ‘both’ or ‘on both sides’.

† ambiciliate adj. Zoology Obsolete rare (of a flatfish) having rough scales or spines on both sides of the body.

ΚΠ

1895 E. W. L. Holt in Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1894 439 Ambicolorate fish appear to be always what one may term ‘ambiciliate’ also.

ambicolorate adj.

Brit.

/ˌambᵻˈkʌlərət/

/ˌambᵻˈkʌləreɪt/

U.S.

/ˌæmbəˈkələrət/

/ˌæmbəˈkələˌreɪt/

Zoology (of a flatfish) pigmented on both sides of the body instead of on the upper side only.

ΚΠ

1892 Nat. Sci. Oct. 635 There are ambicolorate specimens which are normal in all respects except colour.

1941 Copeia No. 1. 28 It is a true ambicolorate flounder, being as dark on the left or lower side as it is on the right or upper side.

2009 R. R. Stickney Aquaculture (ed. 2) iv. 139/2 Ambicolorate fish are more difficult to market if sold in the round.

ambicoloration n.

Brit.

/ˌambᵻkʌləˈreɪʃn/

U.S.

/ˌæmbəˌkələˈreɪʃən/

Zoology the condition (in a flatfish) of being pigmented on both sides of the body instead of on the upper side only.

ΚΠ

1895 E. W. L. Holt in Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1894 432 (heading) On an Adult Specimen of the Common Sole..with Symmetrical Eyes, with a Discussion of its bearing on Ambicoloration.

1943 Copeia No. 4. 255 Ambicoloration in flatfishes seems to be connected with the fact that the fish twists during development.

2005 B. R. Howell & Y. Yamashita in R. N. Gibson Flatfishes xv. 352 Plaice and common sole and may range from total albinism to ambicoloration, conditions that may also be associated with skeletal deformities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambi-
释义	ambi-prefix Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ambi-. Etymology: < classical Latin ambi-, combining form of ambō both; compare -i- connective.Classical Latin ambō is cognate with ancient Greek ἀμϕώ both (see amphoteric adj.) < a first element from the same Indo-European base as umbe prep. + a second element from the same Indo-European base as bo adj. Compare also classical Latin amb- (before a vowel), am- , an- round, about < the same Indo-European base as umbe prep. Attested earliest in the late 14th cent. in the Latin loan ambidexter n. Formations within English are found from the second half of the 17th cent. (an early example being ambilogy n.), but are rare before the 19th cent. Combining with second elements ultimately of Greek or Latin origin. Forming nouns and adjectives, chiefly scientific, with the sense ‘both’ or ‘on both sides’. † ambiciliate adj. Zoology Obsolete rare (of a flatfish) having rough scales or spines on both sides of the body. ΚΠ 1895 E. W. L. Holt in Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1894 439 Ambicolorate fish appear to be always what one may term ‘ambiciliate’ also. ambicolorate adj. Brit. /ˌambᵻˈkʌlərət/ , /ˌambᵻˈkʌləreɪt/ , U.S. /ˌæmbəˈkələrət/ , /ˌæmbəˈkələˌreɪt/ Zoology (of a flatfish) pigmented on both sides of the body instead of on the upper side only. ΚΠ 1892 Nat. Sci. Oct. 635 There are ambicolorate specimens which are normal in all respects except colour. 1941 Copeia No. 1. 28 It is a true ambicolorate flounder, being as dark on the left or lower side as it is on the right or upper side. 2009 R. R. Stickney Aquaculture (ed. 2) iv. 139/2 Ambicolorate fish are more difficult to market if sold in the round. ambicoloration n. Brit. /ˌambᵻkʌləˈreɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌæmbəˌkələˈreɪʃən/ Zoology the condition (in a flatfish) of being pigmented on both sides of the body instead of on the upper side only. ΚΠ 1895 E. W. L. Holt in Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1894 432 (heading) On an Adult Specimen of the Common Sole..with Symmetrical Eyes, with a Discussion of its bearing on Ambicoloration. 1943 Copeia No. 4. 255 Ambicoloration in flatfishes seems to be connected with the fact that the fish twists during development. 2005 B. R. Howell & Y. Yamashita in R. N. Gibson Flatfishes xv. 352 Plaice and common sole and may range from total albinism to ambicoloration, conditions that may also be associated with skeletal deformities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < prefix1892
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