† melanochlorousadj.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Melanochlora , -ous suffix.

Etymology: Probably < scientific Latin Melanochlora, genus name (R. P. Lesson 1839, in Rev. zool. 2 42; < melano- melano- comb. form + ancient Greek χλωρός yellow (see chloro- comb. form¹), referring to the black and yellow plumage of the sultan tit, the only member of the genus) + -ous suffix. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form melanochlorus; compare Byzantine Greek μελανόχλωρος dark olive-coloured. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (melănoklō^ə·rəs) /mɛlənəʊˈklɔərəs/.

Obsolete. rare.

Mottled or variegated with black and yellow.

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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Melanochlorus, Melanochlorous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	melanochlorous
释义	† melanochlorousadj. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Melanochlora , -ous suffix. Etymology: Probably < scientific Latin Melanochlora, genus name (R. P. Lesson 1839, in Rev. zool. 2 42; < melano- melano- comb. form + ancient Greek χλωρός yellow (see chloro- comb. form¹), referring to the black and yellow plumage of the sultan tit, the only member of the genus) + -ous suffix. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form melanochlorus; compare Byzantine Greek μελανόχλωρος dark olive-coloured. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (melănoklō^ə·rəs) /mɛlənəʊˈklɔərəs/. Obsolete. rare. Mottled or variegated with black and yellow. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Melanochlorus, Melanochlorous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1857
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