† Morrenianadj.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Morren , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Charles François Antoine Morren (1807–58), Belgian naturalist + -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǫrī·niăn) /mɒˈriːnɪən/.

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

Designating the calciferous glands in the oesophageal wall of an earthworm, which were originally thought to be involved in digestion but are now thought to be involved in calcium excretion.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Oligochaeta > family Lumbricidae > member of (earthworm)

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fish-worm1854

mudworm1871

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Morrenian1890

terricole1890

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 680/2 The œsophagus..is furnished with from one to six pairs of glandular diverticula, which are known as ‘calciferous glands’ or ‘glands of Morren’.]

1890 Cent. Dict. Morrenian,..specifically applied in zoölogy to certain glands of worms, as the earthworm, the function of which seems to be to adapt the ingesta for nutrition.

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

单词	morrenian
释义	† Morrenianadj. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Morren , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Charles François Antoine Morren (1807–58), Belgian naturalist + -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǫrī·niăn) /mɒˈriːnɪən/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Designating the calciferous glands in the oesophageal wall of an earthworm, which were originally thought to be involved in digestion but are now thought to be involved in calcium excretion. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Oligochaeta > family Lumbricidae > member of (earthworm) angletwitcheOE earthworma1400 maddocka1400 tweyangle14.. wormc1400 grass worm1565 easse1582 mad1586 dew-worm1598 ground-worm1599 earth-mad1601 yellowtail1608 twatchel1661 rainworm1731 fish-worm1854 mudworm1871 intraclitellian1888 Morrenian1890 terricole1890 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 680/2 The œsophagus..is furnished with from one to six pairs of glandular diverticula, which are known as ‘calciferous glands’ or ‘glands of Morren’.] 1890 Cent. Dict. Morrenian,..specifically applied in zoölogy to certain glands of worms, as the earthworm, the function of which seems to be to adapt the ingesta for nutrition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890
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