anthocodian.

Brit.

/ˌanθəˈkəʊdɪə/, U.S.

/ˌænθəˈkoʊdiə/

Inflections: Plural anthocodiae, (rare) anthocodia.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: antho- comb. form, Greek κώδεια.

Etymology: < antho- comb. form + ancient Greek κώδεια head, in Hellenistic Greek also head of a flower (see codeine n.).In the rare plural form anthocodia (see quot. 1966 at main sense) arising from reinterpretation as plural, after Latin neuter nouns in -um.

Zoology.

The distal or outermost part of a polyp (esp. an octocorallian polyp), which bears the mouth and tentacles and is often retractile. Cf. anthostele n.

ΚΠ

1900 G. C. Bourne in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 7 522 It will be convenient to call the former the anthocodia,..and the latter the anthostele.

1900 G. C. Bourne in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 7 528 The branches and branchlets incurved,..each ending in a terminal anthocodia larger than the lateral anthocodiæ.

1966 Amer. Zoologist 6 525/2 Application of low concentrations of many amino acids to single anthocodia may induce typical acceptance or rejection responses.

2003 Invertebr. Biol. 122 100/2 The distal region of the anthocodia is heavily armed with large sclerites that form a conspicuous crown.

Derivatives

anthoˈcodial adj. of or relating to anthocodiae.

ΚΠ

1905 Marine Investig. S. Afr. 3 216 The spindles and clubs of the anthocodial body-wall are about c.14 mm. in length.

1979 Biol. Bull. 157 513 During this time the peduncular septum, as well as the eight anthocodial septa are formed.

2001 M. Grasshoff & G. Bargibant Coral Reef Gorgonians New Caledonia 185 Their forms [sc. of the sclerites], and the different anthocodial armature, provide the basis for distinguishing these genera.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthocodia
释义	anthocodian. Brit. /ˌanθəˈkəʊdɪə/, U.S. /ˌænθəˈkoʊdiə/ Inflections: Plural anthocodiae, (rare) anthocodia. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: antho- comb. form, Greek κώδεια. Etymology: < antho- comb. form + ancient Greek κώδεια head, in Hellenistic Greek also head of a flower (see codeine n.).In the rare plural form anthocodia (see quot. 1966 at main sense) arising from reinterpretation as plural, after Latin neuter nouns in -um. Zoology. The distal or outermost part of a polyp (esp. an octocorallian polyp), which bears the mouth and tentacles and is often retractile. Cf. anthostele n. ΚΠ 1900 G. C. Bourne in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 7 522 It will be convenient to call the former the anthocodia,..and the latter the anthostele. 1900 G. C. Bourne in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 7 528 The branches and branchlets incurved,..each ending in a terminal anthocodia larger than the lateral anthocodiæ. 1966 Amer. Zoologist 6 525/2 Application of low concentrations of many amino acids to single anthocodia may induce typical acceptance or rejection responses. 2003 Invertebr. Biol. 122 100/2 The distal region of the anthocodia is heavily armed with large sclerites that form a conspicuous crown. Derivatives anthoˈcodial adj. of or relating to anthocodiae. ΚΠ 1905 Marine Investig. S. Afr. 3 216 The spindles and clubs of the anthocodial body-wall are about c.14 mm. in length. 1979 Biol. Bull. 157 513 During this time the peduncular septum, as well as the eight anthocodial septa are formed. 2001 M. Grasshoff & G. Bargibant Coral Reef Gorgonians New Caledonia 185 Their forms [sc. of the sclerites], and the different anthocodial armature, provide the basis for distinguishing these genera. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1900
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