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单词 portunian
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portuniann.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Portunus , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Portunus, genus name ( F. Weber Nomenclator Entomologicus Secundum Entomologiam Systematicam Fabricii (1795) 93; < classical Latin Portūnus, the name of the god of harbours) + -ian suffix. Compare French portune, noun (1809 or earlier). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (poɹtiū·niăn) /pɔˈtjuːnɪən/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
= portunid n.
ΚΠ
1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 442/2 The general form of the Portunians, says M. Milne Edwards.., does not ordinarily differ much from that of the greater part of the Cancerians.
B. adj.
= portunid adj.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. Portunian, of or pertaining to the genus Portunus or the family Portunidæ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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