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单词 mystax
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mystaxn.

Brit. /ˈmɪstaks/, U.S. /ˈmɪsˌtæks/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mystax.
Etymology: < scientific Latin mystax (in ornithological and zoological descriptions from the 18th cent.) < ancient Greek μύσταξ moustache (see mustachio n.). Compare post-classical Latin mystax moustache (1587 or earlier).
Entomology.
A line of stiff hairs or bristles on the mouthparts of certain flies.
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1823 T. Say in Jrnl. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 3 52 D[asypogon] politus... Hypostoma and front golden-brown; mystax and vibrissæ yellowish-brown.
1861 Linn. Soc. Jrnl. 5 234 Laphria replens..mystax with a few black bristles.
1972 L. A. Swan & C. S. Papp Common Insects N. Amer. xxii. 610 Many [asilids] have a beardlike brush of hairs (the mystax) above the mouth.
1990 Amer. Naturalist 135 244 (table) Abbreviations for head and thorax traits of adult Drosophila melanogaster... FAW. Distance between second mystax bristles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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