petromyzontoidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtrə(ʊ)mʌɪˈzɒntɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛtroʊˌmaɪˈzɑnˌtɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Petromyzont- , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Petromyzont- (see petromyzont n.) + -oid suffix, after Petromyzontidae (see petromyzontid n.). In later use after scientific Latin Petromyzontoidea, superfamily name.

Zoology. rare.

A fish of the family Petromyzontidae or superfamily Petromyzontoidea; a lamprey. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > suborder Petromyzontoidei or genus Petromyzon > member of (lamprey)

lamprey1297

seven-eyes1496

lamprel1526

weasel1601

stone-grig1666

lamper-eel1709

lamprey-eel1726

stone-sucker1753

nine-eyed eel1811

nine-eyes1818

nine holesa1825

spanker-eel1846

seven-holes1853

petromyzontoid1861

1861 T. Gill Catal. Fishes Eastern Coast N. Amer. 24 This order [sc. Hyperoartii] answers to the order of the same name of Müller, and the family of Petromyzontoids of the order Dermopteri of Owen.

1890 Cent. Dict. 4429/1 Petromyzontoid,..a., related to or resembling the lampreys; of or pertaining to the Petromyzontidæ..n., a member of the Petromyzontidæ; a lamprey.

1980 J. R. Hinchliffe & D. R. Johnson Devel. Vertebr. Limb i. 4 The petromyzontoids or lampreys are small to moderately large eel-like fish and active predators.

2002 Brain Res. Bull. 57 257 The living deuterostomes comprise six monophyletic groups:..echinoderms and hemichordates,..tunicates,..cephalochordates,..myxinoids,..petromyzontoids, and..gnathostomes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petromyzontoid
释义	petromyzontoidn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɛtrə(ʊ)mʌɪˈzɒntɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛtroʊˌmaɪˈzɑnˌtɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Petromyzont- , -oid suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Petromyzont- (see petromyzont n.) + -oid suffix, after Petromyzontidae (see petromyzontid n.). In later use after scientific Latin Petromyzontoidea, superfamily name. Zoology. rare. A fish of the family Petromyzontidae or superfamily Petromyzontoidea; a lamprey. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > suborder Petromyzontoidei or genus Petromyzon > member of (lamprey) lamprey1297 seven-eyes1496 lamprel1526 weasel1601 stone-grig1666 lamper-eel1709 lamprey-eel1726 stone-sucker1753 nine-eyed eel1811 nine-eyes1818 nine holesa1825 spanker-eel1846 seven-holes1853 petromyzontoid1861 1861 T. Gill Catal. Fishes Eastern Coast N. Amer. 24 This order [sc. Hyperoartii] answers to the order of the same name of Müller, and the family of Petromyzontoids of the order Dermopteri of Owen. 1890 Cent. Dict. 4429/1 Petromyzontoid,..a., related to or resembling the lampreys; of or pertaining to the Petromyzontidæ..n., a member of the Petromyzontidæ; a lamprey. 1980 J. R. Hinchliffe & D. R. Johnson Devel. Vertebr. Limb i. 4 The petromyzontoids or lampreys are small to moderately large eel-like fish and active predators. 2002 Brain Res. Bull. 57 257 The living deuterostomes comprise six monophyletic groups:..echinoderms and hemichordates,..tunicates,..cephalochordates,..myxinoids,..petromyzontoids, and..gnathostomes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1861
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