† molochineadj.n.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Molochinae, subfamily name (see quots.) < Moloch , genus name (see Moloch n. 3) + -inae -inae suffix; compare -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ·lŏkin) /ˈmɒləkɪn/.

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

A. adj.

Of or relating to the former subfamily Molochinae of agamid lizards, which comprises the moloch or thorny devil, Moloch horridus.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Molochine, of or pertaining to the Molochinæ.

B. n.

A lizard of the former subfamily Molochinae; a moloch or thorny devil.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Molochine, a moloch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	molochine
释义	† molochineadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Molochinae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Molochinae, subfamily name (see quots.) < Moloch , genus name (see Moloch n. 3) + -inae -inae suffix; compare -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫ·lŏkin) /ˈmɒləkɪn/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. adj. Of or relating to the former subfamily Molochinae of agamid lizards, which comprises the moloch or thorny devil, Moloch horridus. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Molochine, of or pertaining to the Molochinæ. B. n. A lizard of the former subfamily Molochinae; a moloch or thorny devil. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Molochine, a moloch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1890
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