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单词 megasthenic
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megasthenicadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: megasthene n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < megasthene n. + -ic suffix. Compare microsthenic adj.
Zoology. Obsolete.
In J. D. Dana's classification: of or relating to a group of animals characterized as of greater size or physical power than those of a parallel group. Opposed to microsthenic adj. Cf. megasthene n.
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1863 J. D. Dana in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 36 8 Among Crustaceans, the megasthenic and microsthenic divisions..(the Decapoda and Tetradecapoda) stand widely apart.
1863 J. D. Dana in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 36 327 The Megasthenic-type.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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