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单词 pseudaxine
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pseudaxineadj.

Brit. /s(j)uːˈdaksiːn/, U.S. /suˈdækˌsin/, /suˈdæks(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, axine adj.
Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + axine adj., after scientific Latin pseudaxis, former specific name of the sika deer (P. Gervais 1841, in L'Institut Dec. 420/1, and in A. N. Vaillant Voyage La Bonite: Zool. (1841) I. 65), later adopted as the name of a subgenus (Pseudaxis).
Zoology. Now rare.
Designating a group of deer that includes the sika, Cervus nippon, and related species. Cf. axine adj.
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1877 A. H. Garrod in Proc. Zool. Soc. 18 Dama vulgaris [etc.]..are intimately allied to the Pseudaxine group.
1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals 552 Subgenus Pseudaxis. Pseudaxine or Sicine Group... Sika Deer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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