† megalemen.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalaema (L. Agassiz Nomenclatoris Zoologici Index Universalis (1846) 226/1), altered form of Megalaima (G. R. Gray Appendix List Genera Birds (1842) 12) < ancient Greek μεγα- mega- comb. form + λαιμός throat (cognate with λαῖτμα depth of the sea; further etymology uncertain). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·gălīm) /ˈmɛɡəliːm/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A barbet of the genus Megalaima (formerly also called Megalaema).

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Megaleme, a scansorial barbet of the genus Megalæma.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	megaleme
释义	† megalemen. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Megalaema. Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalaema (L. Agassiz Nomenclatoris Zoologici Index Universalis (1846) 226/1), altered form of Megalaima (G. R. Gray Appendix List Genera Birds (1842) 12) < ancient Greek μεγα- mega- comb. form + λαιμός throat (cognate with λαῖτμα depth of the sea; further etymology uncertain). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·gălīm) /ˈmɛɡəliːm/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A barbet of the genus Megalaima (formerly also called Megalaema). ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Megaleme, a scansorial barbet of the genus Megalæma. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1890
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