† prothelminthn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proto- comb. form, Greek ἑλμινθ-, ἕλμινς.

Etymology: < proto- comb. form + ancient Greek ἑλμινθ-, ἕλμινς worm (see helminth n.), after scientific Latin Prothelmintha, former order name (K. M. Diesing 1848, in Sitzungsberichte der Math.-Naturwissensch. Classe der K. Akad. der Wissensch. Wien 1 567).

Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A protozoan of the former order Prothelmintha, comprising most ciliates and flagellates, as considered to be primitive or ancestral worms.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Prothelminth, a ciliate or flagellate infusorian; any member of the Prothelmintha, regarded as representing an ancestral type of worms.

Derivatives

† prothelminthic adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Prothelminthic; having the character of an archetypal worm; of or pertaining to the Prothelmintha.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	prothelminth
释义	† prothelminthn. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proto- comb. form, Greek ἑλμινθ-, ἕλμινς. Etymology: < proto- comb. form + ancient Greek ἑλμινθ-, ἕλμινς worm (see helminth n.), after scientific Latin Prothelmintha, former order name (K. M. Diesing 1848, in Sitzungsberichte der Math.-Naturwissensch. Classe der K. Akad. der Wissensch. Wien 1 567). Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A protozoan of the former order Prothelmintha, comprising most ciliates and flagellates, as considered to be primitive or ancestral worms. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Prothelminth, a ciliate or flagellate infusorian; any member of the Prothelmintha, regarded as representing an ancestral type of worms. Derivatives † prothelminthic adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Prothelminthic; having the character of an archetypal worm; of or pertaining to the Prothelmintha. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1890
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