† platurousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin platurus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin platurus, specific name of a sea snake (Linnaeus 1766, in Anguis platura ; Latreille 1801 as genus name; compare French plature (Lacépède 1789)), of a hummingbird (see plature n.), and of various other species ( < platy- platy- comb. form + ancient Greek οὐρά tail: see uro- comb. form²) + -ous suffix. Compare platyurous adj. at platy- comb. form . N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (plătiū^ə·rəs) /platˈjʊərəs/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Having a broad or flat tail.

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broad-tailed1803

platurous1858

platyurous1858

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 975/1 Platurus, having a broad tail..; platurous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	platurous
释义	† platurousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin platurus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin platurus, specific name of a sea snake (Linnaeus 1766, in Anguis platura ; Latreille 1801 as genus name; compare French plature (Lacépède 1789)), of a hummingbird (see plature n.), and of various other species ( < platy- platy- comb. form + ancient Greek οὐρά tail: see uro- comb. form²) + -ous suffix. Compare platyurous adj. at platy- comb. form . N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (plătiū^ə·rəs) /platˈjʊərəs/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Having a broad or flat tail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having a broad tail broad-tailed1803 platurous1858 platyurous1858 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 975/1 Platurus, having a broad tail..; platurous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1858
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