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单词 ostracodermous
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ostracodermousadj.

Brit. /ɒˌstrakəˈdəːməs/, /ˌɒstrəkəˈdəːməs/, U.S. /ˈˌɑstrəkəˈdərməs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ostraco- comb. form, -dermous comb. form.
Etymology: < ostraco- comb. form + -dermous comb. form. In sense 1 after French ostracoderme (1793) or scientific Latin Ostracoderma, family name (P. A. Latreille Familles naturelles du règne animal (1825) 233). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Ostracodermi, subclass name (see ostracoderm n. and adj.). Compare post-classical Latin ostracodermos hard-shelled (6th cent.), ancient Greek ὀστρακόδερμος hard-shelled.
Zoology. rare.
1. Of an invertebrate: having a shell; spec. designating a barnacle of the (former) family Ostracoderma. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ostracodermus, covered with a shell... Applied by Latreille to a Family (Ostracoderma, nom. pl. n.) of the Cirripedes Polybranchiata..: ostracodermous.
2. Of a fossil fish: = ostracoderm n. 2. rare.
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the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > member of Ostracodermi (fossil)
ostracophore1895
ostracoderm1898
ostracodermous1925
1925 P. Radin & V. C. C. Collum tr. E. Perrier Earth before Hist. iii. i. 231 The series of Ostracodermous Fishes devoid of lateral fins.

Derivatives

ostracodermatous adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Ostracodermatous, having a shell as a mollusk; testaceous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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