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单词 menorhynchous
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menorhynchousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Menorhyncha , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Menorhyncha, former group name (F. Brauer 1885, in Sitzungsber. der Kaiserlichen Akad. der Wissensch. 91 298; irregularly < ancient Greek μένειν (see remain v.), which does not form compounds in μενο- in Greek (compare Menobranchus n., Menopoma n.) + ῥύγχος snout, proboscis (see -rhynchous comb. form)) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (menori·ŋkəs) /mɛnɒˈrɪŋkəs/.
Entomology. Obsolete.
Belonging to or characteristic of the Menorhyncha (in F. Brauer's classification of insects, those taking food by suction in the larval and adult stages).
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1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 542 According to Brauer's generalisations they [sc. Hemiptera] are Menorhynchous, Oligonephrous Pterygogenea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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