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单词 ocydromine
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ocydromineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ocydromus , -ine suffix2.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Ocydromus (see ocydrome n.) + -ine suffix2.
Ornithology. Obsolete.
Of, relating to, or denoting rails of the former genus Ocydromus (see ocydrome n.).
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1884 A. Newton in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 723/1 So far the distribution of the Ocydromine form is wholly in accordance with that of most others characteristic of the New-Zealand region.
1897 Amer. Naturalist 31 60 The Ocydromine rails have originated from forms capable of flight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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