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单词 otidid
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otididadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Otid-, Otis.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Otid-, Otis, use as genus name of classical Latin ōtid- , ōtis bustard ( < ancient Greek ὠτίς < ὠτ- , οὖς ear (see oto- comb. form) + -ις -id suffix2) + -id suffix3. Compare scientific Latin Otidia , family name (C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz Analyse de la nature (1815) 70). Compare slightly earlier otidiform adj., otidine adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ōu·tidid) /ˈəʊtɪdɪd/.
Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of or relating to the family Otididae (or Otidae), which comprises the bustards.
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1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Otididæ Otidid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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