† molossinen.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Molossus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Molossus, genus name (see molossid n.) + -ine suffix¹. In sense B. after scientific Latin Molossinae, subfamily name ( < Molossus + -inae -inae suffix). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (molǫ·səin) /məʊˈlɒsaɪn/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

A. n.

= molossid n.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Molossidae (mastiff bat)

molossine1840

moloss1842

mastiff bat1851

monk bat1851

molossoid1890

molossid1958

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 69 The Molossines (Molossus, Geof. Dysopus, Illig.). These have the muzzle simple, the ears broad and short, [etc.].

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling bats of the former subfamily Molossinae (now the family Molossidae); = molossid adj.The former subfamily Molossinae was a division of the family Emballonuridae. (In some recent classifications a subfamily of the same name has been recreated as a subdivision of the Molossidae.)

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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] > belonging to suborder Microchiroptera > relating to family Molossidae

molossoid1864

molossine1890

molossid1958

1890 Cent. Dict. Molossine, a., pertaining to the Molossinæ, or having their characters; molossoid.

1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals xiii. 669 The Molossine division is characterised by [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	molossine
释义	† molossinen.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Molossus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Molossus, genus name (see molossid n.) + -ine suffix¹. In sense B. after scientific Latin Molossinae, subfamily name ( < Molossus + -inae -inae suffix). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (molǫ·səin) /məʊˈlɒsaɪn/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. A. n. = molossid n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Molossidae (mastiff bat) molossine1840 moloss1842 mastiff bat1851 monk bat1851 molossoid1890 molossid1958 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 69 The Molossines (Molossus, Geof. Dysopus, Illig.). These have the muzzle simple, the ears broad and short, [etc.]. B. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling bats of the former subfamily Molossinae (now the family Molossidae); = molossid adj.The former subfamily Molossinae was a division of the family Emballonuridae. (In some recent classifications a subfamily of the same name has been recreated as a subdivision of the Molossidae.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] > belonging to suborder Microchiroptera > relating to family Molossidae molossoid1864 molossine1890 molossid1958 1890 Cent. Dict. Molossine, a., pertaining to the Molossinæ, or having their characters; molossoid. 1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals xiii. 669 The Molossine division is characterised by [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.adj.1840
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