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单词 ostraceous
释义

ostraceousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek ὄστρ- , -aceous suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄστρ- (in ὄστρακον shell of a mussel, oyster, etc.: see ostracon n.) + -aceous suffix, after French ostracé, adjective (1727). Compare scientific Latin Ostracea (see ostracean n.). Compare earlier ostreaceous adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫstrēi·ʃəs) /ɒˈstreɪʃəs/.
Zoology. Obsolete.
Belonging to the oyster family; of the nature of an oyster. Cf. ostreaceous adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > of or relating to oyster
ostraceous1822
ostrean1838
oysterian1838
ostreal1847
ostracine1890
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > of or relating to oyster > of the nature of or resembling
oyster-like1665
ostreaceous1678
ostraceous1822
ostreiform1840
ostracine1890
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 201 Species of scallops and other coarse ostraceous worms.
1831 C. Lamb Let. 13 Apr. (1935) III. 307 We hermits with difficulty poke out of our shells. Within that ostraceous retirement I meditate not unfrequently on you.
1903 N.E.D. at Ostracean Belonging to the Ostracea or oyster family, ostraceous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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