单词 | ostracine |
释义 | † ostracineadj. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Resembling an oyster.It is not clear whether the entry in Cent. Dict., equating the term to ostracean (applied to bivalve molluscs) rather than ostracod (applied to crustaceans), reflects evidence of usage in this specific sense, or a misunderstanding. ΘΚΠ 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 1890 Cent. Dict. Ostracine, same as ostracean. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890 |
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