† halecomorphousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin alec , allec , -o- connective, -morphous comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin alec (also allec, hallec) (see alec n.) + -o- connective + -morphous comb. form, after scientific Latin halecomorphi (1871 or earlier). N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (hæ:lĭkomǭ·ɹfəs) /ˌhælɪkəʊˈmɔːfəs/.

Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare.

Of or relating to the taxon Halecomorphi, comprising (largely extinct) bony fishes with heavily mineralized scales.The only extant member of the taxon is the bowfin, Amia calva; cf. bow-fin n. at bow n.¹ Compounds 3.

ΚΠ

1889 Cent. Dict. Halecomorphous, having the characters of the Halecomorphi.

1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 889 Insectivorous mammalia, Viperid serpents, and Ginglymodous, Halecomorphous and Cyprinid fishes are wanting, except on the northern border.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019).

单词	halecomorphous
释义	† halecomorphousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin alec , allec , -o- connective, -morphous comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin alec (also allec, hallec) (see alec n.) + -o- connective + -morphous comb. form, after scientific Latin halecomorphi (1871 or earlier). N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (hæ:lĭkomǭ·ɹfəs) /ˌhælɪkəʊˈmɔːfəs/. Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare. Of or relating to the taxon Halecomorphi, comprising (largely extinct) bony fishes with heavily mineralized scales.The only extant member of the taxon is the bowfin, Amia calva; cf. bow-fin n. at bow n.¹ Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. Halecomorphous, having the characters of the Halecomorphi. 1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 889 Insectivorous mammalia, Viperid serpents, and Ginglymodous, Halecomorphous and Cyprinid fishes are wanting, except on the northern border. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019). < adj.1889
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