英语词汇“longiroster”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

longiroster n.

Brit.

/ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˈrɒstə/

U.S.

/ˌlɔndʒəˈrɔstər/

/ˌlɑndʒəˈrɑstər/

Zoology (now rare) an animal with a long snout or bill; formerly spec. (Ornithology) †a bird of the former group Longirostres, comprising long-billed waders (obsolete). [ < scientific Latin Longirostres, former group name (1821 or earlier) or its etymon French longirostres (plural noun) long-billed wading birds (attributed to Cuvier in A. L. Millin Élémens d'hist. nat. (1802) 395), use as noun of plural of longirostre , adjective (1790 or earlier with reference to beetles; < longi- longi- comb. form + rostre beak, snout: see rostrum n.), with alteration of the ending after post-classical Latin longiroster (adjective) long-billed (1685 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 682/1 Longirosters, Longirostres,..the name of a tribe of Grallæ, or wading birds, including those in which the beak is remarkable for its length and tenuity, and by the high sensibility of its tip is well adapted for searching or probing in mud or sand for worms or insects. The different gradations in the form of the bill serve to divide the Longirosters into families and genera.

1873 Cleveland (Ohio) Morning Daily Herald 4 Mar. 2/6 Mr. J. L. Corbin..caught a fowl that appears to be of the longiroster family of the godwit species.

1977 J. P. Lehman Proofs of Evol. v. 61 There are in fact several mastodon trends, those with a long rostrum (the longirosters) a trend comprising several phyla, and one brevirostral trend.

单词	longiroster
释义	> as lemmas longiroster longiroster n. Brit. /ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˈrɒstə/ , U.S. /ˌlɔndʒəˈrɔstər/ , /ˌlɑndʒəˈrɑstər/ Zoology (now rare) an animal with a long snout or bill; formerly spec. (Ornithology) †a bird of the former group Longirostres, comprising long-billed waders (obsolete). [ < scientific Latin Longirostres, former group name (1821 or earlier) or its etymon French longirostres (plural noun) long-billed wading birds (attributed to Cuvier in A. L. Millin Élémens d'hist. nat. (1802) 395), use as noun of plural of longirostre , adjective (1790 or earlier with reference to beetles; < longi- longi- comb. form + rostre beak, snout: see rostrum n.), with alteration of the ending after post-classical Latin longiroster (adjective) long-billed (1685 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 682/1 Longirosters, Longirostres,..the name of a tribe of Grallæ, or wading birds, including those in which the beak is remarkable for its length and tenuity, and by the high sensibility of its tip is well adapted for searching or probing in mud or sand for worms or insects. The different gradations in the form of the bill serve to divide the Longirosters into families and genera. 1873 Cleveland (Ohio) Morning Daily Herald 4 Mar. 2/6 Mr. J. L. Corbin..caught a fowl that appears to be of the longiroster family of the godwit species. 1977 J. P. Lehman Proofs of Evol. v. 61 There are in fact several mastodon trends, those with a long rostrum (the longirosters) a trend comprising several phyla, and one brevirostral trend. extracted from longi-comb. form < as lemmas
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