hystricineadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɪstrᵻsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈhɪstrəˌsaɪn/,

/ˈhɪstrəsən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Hystricina.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Hystricini, family name (1804 or earlier; also Hystricina (1839 or earlier)) < Hystric- , taken as stem of Hystrix , genus name (see hystricid n. and adj.) + -ina -ine suffix¹.Compare French hystricien (1804 or earlier). Compare also scientific Latin hystricinus, adjective (1753 in lapis hystricinus stone found in the stomach of porcupines).

Zoology. Now rare.

Belonging to the family Hystricidae of rodents, comprising Old World porcupines, or to the suborder Hystrichognatha (see hystricomorph adj.); hystricid; hystricomorph.

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hystricine1842

hystricomorphine1894

1842 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 10 199 In the Hystricine section of Rodents..the ant-orbital opening is very large.

1883 W. H. Flower in Encycl. Brit. XV. 416/2 In the Sciurine and Hystricine Rodents the tibia and fibula are distinct.

1930 Jrnl. Mammal. 11 297 This similarity lies in specialization along the same lines as found in Dinomys, Amblyrhiza and other Hystricine genera.

1981 G. De Graaff Rodents Southern Afr. 5/1 The tibia and fibulae are free (in sciurine and hystricine rodents) but fused distally in the murines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hystricine
释义	hystricineadj. Brit. /ˈhɪstrᵻsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɪstrəˌsaɪn/, /ˈhɪstrəsən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Hystricina. Etymology: < scientific Latin Hystricini, family name (1804 or earlier; also Hystricina (1839 or earlier)) < Hystric- , taken as stem of Hystrix , genus name (see hystricid n. and adj.) + -ina -ine suffix¹.Compare French hystricien (1804 or earlier). Compare also scientific Latin hystricinus, adjective (1753 in lapis hystricinus stone found in the stomach of porcupines). Zoology. Now rare. Belonging to the family Hystricidae of rodents, comprising Old World porcupines, or to the suborder Hystrichognatha (see hystricomorph adj.); hystricid; hystricomorph. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [adjective] hystricine1842 hystricomorphine1894 1842 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 10 199 In the Hystricine section of Rodents..the ant-orbital opening is very large. 1883 W. H. Flower in Encycl. Brit. XV. 416/2 In the Sciurine and Hystricine Rodents the tibia and fibula are distinct. 1930 Jrnl. Mammal. 11 297 This similarity lies in specialization along the same lines as found in Dinomys, Amblyrhiza and other Hystricine genera. 1981 G. De Graaff Rodents Southern Afr. 5/1 The tibia and fibulae are free (in sciurine and hystricine rodents) but fused distally in the murines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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