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单词 multigeneric
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multigenericadj.

Brit. /ˌmʌltɪdʒᵻˈnɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˌməltidʒəˈnɛrɪk/; see also multi- comb. form.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, generic adj.
Etymology: < multi- comb. form + generic adj. Compare earlier bigeneric adj., congeneric adj. and n., and multigenerous adj.
Derived from or involving more than one genus or kind.
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polygenous1860
polygenetic1861
polygenesic1864
polyphyletic1875
multigeneric1923
1923 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50 209 Based upon this course of reasoning a new genus was evolved, and Lesquereux' multi-generic species became Brachyruscus Alleni (Lesquereux) Cockerell.
1953 Internat. Code Nomencl. Cultivated Plants 25 Such [hybrids] as are trigeneric or multigeneric.
1971 J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man xxxii. 445 It may be that ultimately some or all the forms now called Australopithecus will be referred to as various species of the genus Homo... We prefer to keep a somewhat more conservative (multigeneric) classification.
1991 Classic CD Dec. 110/2 His book seeks to fuse several incompatible elements into a meaningful multi-generic collage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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