† prosthenicadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix², Greek σθένος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < pro- prefix² + ancient Greek σθένος strength (see asthenia n.) + -ic suffix. Compare metasthenic adj. and n. at meta- prefix 3. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prosþe·nik) /prəʊsˈθɛnɪk/.

Obsolete. rare.

A. adj.

Zoology. In J. D. Dana's terminology: having the major locomotor appendages in the anterior part of the body. Contrasted with metasthenic adj. and n. at meta- prefix 3.

ΚΠ

1863 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 86 323 Ordinary flying birds are prosthenic, while Gallinaceous Birds, Ostriches, &c..., being poor at flying, or incapable of it, are metasthenic.

B. n.

Entomology. In J. D. Dana's terminology: any of a group of insects having the anterior pair of wings adapted for flying.

ΚΠ

1863 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 86 335 The two highest divisions, Prosthenics and Metasthenics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	prosthenic
释义	† prosthenicadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix², Greek σθένος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < pro- prefix² + ancient Greek σθένος strength (see asthenia n.) + -ic suffix. Compare metasthenic adj. and n. at meta- prefix 3. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prosþe·nik) /prəʊsˈθɛnɪk/. Obsolete. rare. A. adj. Zoology. In J. D. Dana's terminology: having the major locomotor appendages in the anterior part of the body. Contrasted with metasthenic adj. and n. at meta- prefix 3. ΚΠ 1863 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 86 323 Ordinary flying birds are prosthenic, while Gallinaceous Birds, Ostriches, &c..., being poor at flying, or incapable of it, are metasthenic. B. n. Entomology. In J. D. Dana's terminology: any of a group of insects having the anterior pair of wings adapted for flying. ΚΠ 1863 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 86 335 The two highest divisions, Prosthenics and Metasthenics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.n.1863
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