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单词 nigro-
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nigro-comb. form

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nigro-, nigr-, niger.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin nigro-, combining form (in e.g. nigromantia nigromance n.) of classical Latin nigr-, niger black (see niger n.1).Found only in a small number of 19th-cent. formations, none of which is frequently attested.
Zoology and Botany. Obsolete.
Forming words indicating blackness in colour combined with some other quality.
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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 303 When it is said of a body that it is nigro-æneous, it means that the æneous tint prevails.
1847 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 235 Breast nigro-pubescent.
1847 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 244 Legs nigrofuscous.
1847 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 253 Elytra..with a thickish nigro-pubescence.
1882 Garden 23 Dec. 553/3 Nigro-hirsute Dendrobes with rich orange blossoms are rare.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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