† margaritaceanadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Margaritacea , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Margaritacea, family name ( H. M. D. de Blainville Man. de malacologie et de conchyliologie (1825) 526; < classical Latin margarīta margarite n.¹ + -ācea -acea suffix) + -an suffix (compare -acean suffix). Compare French margaritacés, plural (also 1825 H. M. D. de Blainville). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (māɹgăritēⁱ·ʃⁱăn) /mɑːɡərɪˈteɪʃ(ɪ)ən/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

A. adj.

Of a bivalve mollusc: margaritaceous; (in H. M. D. de Blainville's terminology) belonging to the former family Margaritacea (approximating to the current superfamily Pteriacea), comprising the pearl oysters and related bivalves.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > of bivalve molluscs or shells > that produces pearls

perligenous1803

margaritacean1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Margaritacean, margaritaceous; margaretiferous; specifically, of or pertaining to the Margaritacea.

B. n.

A margaritacean bivalve; a pearl oyster.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces pearls

pearlfish1605

pearl shell1781

margaritacean1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Margaritacean, a member of the Margaritacea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	margaritacean
释义	† margaritaceanadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Margaritacea , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Margaritacea, family name ( H. M. D. de Blainville Man. de malacologie et de conchyliologie (1825) 526; < classical Latin margarīta margarite n.¹ + -ācea -acea suffix) + -an suffix (compare -acean suffix). Compare French margaritacés, plural (also 1825 H. M. D. de Blainville). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (māɹgăritēⁱ·ʃⁱăn) /mɑːɡərɪˈteɪʃ(ɪ)ən/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. A. adj. Of a bivalve mollusc: margaritaceous; (in H. M. D. de Blainville's terminology) belonging to the former family Margaritacea (approximating to the current superfamily Pteriacea), comprising the pearl oysters and related bivalves. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > of bivalve molluscs or shells > that produces pearls perligenous1803 margaritacean1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Margaritacean, margaritaceous; margaretiferous; specifically, of or pertaining to the Margaritacea. B. n. A margaritacean bivalve; a pearl oyster. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces pearls pearlfish1605 pearl shell1781 margaritacean1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Margaritacean, a member of the Margaritacea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.n.1890
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