† plectospondyladj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Plectospondyli.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Plectospondyli, former order name (1871 or earlier) < ancient Greek πλεκτός twisted (see plectognath n. and adj.) + σπόνδυλος (Attic σϕόνδυλος ) vertebra (see spondyle n.). Compare slightly earlier plectospondylous adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (plektoˌspǫ·ndil) /plɛktəʊˈspɒndɪl/.

Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the former order Plectospondyli, which comprised teleostean fishes having some of the vertebrae fused together, including carp and piranhas.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4550/2 Plectospondyl, having some joints of the back-bone coössified or ankylosed together, as a fish; having the characters of the Plectospondyli.

B. n.

A fish of the former order Plectospondyli.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4550/2 Plectospondyl, any fish of the order Plectospondyli.

1897 Science 17 Sept. 434/1 Their entire structure..indicates that they are most nearly related to the Plectospondyls.

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

单词	plectospondyl
释义	† plectospondyladj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Plectospondyli. Etymology: < scientific Latin Plectospondyli, former order name (1871 or earlier) < ancient Greek πλεκτός twisted (see plectognath n. and adj.) + σπόνδυλος (Attic σϕόνδυλος ) vertebra (see spondyle n.). Compare slightly earlier plectospondylous adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (plektoˌspǫ·ndil) /plɛktəʊˈspɒndɪl/. Ichthyology. Obsolete. rare. A. adj. Of or relating to the former order Plectospondyli, which comprised teleostean fishes having some of the vertebrae fused together, including carp and piranhas. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4550/2 Plectospondyl, having some joints of the back-bone coössified or ankylosed together, as a fish; having the characters of the Plectospondyli. B. n. A fish of the former order Plectospondyli. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4550/2 Plectospondyl, any fish of the order Plectospondyli. 1897 Science 17 Sept. 434/1 Their entire structure..indicates that they are most nearly related to the Plectospondyls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.n.1890
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