单词 | pythonine |
释义 | pythonineadj.n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to pythons, esp. when regarded as constituting a subfamily ( Pythoninae) of the family Boidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > of or relating to python pythonine1890 pythonic1903 1890 Cent. Dict. Pythonine, of or pertaining to the Pythoninæ or Pythonidæ; pythoniform. 1975 Jrnl. Herpetol. 9 29 The pythonine arrangement of these bones seems to permit the palatine and maxilla to move together as a unit. 2000 Science 17 Mar. 2012/2 Pythonine characters of Pachyrachis are the straight frontoparietal suture and the nature of the postorbital–parietal contact. B. n. A pythonine snake; a python. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Pythonidae > member of (python) dragonc1220 rock snake1796 boa constrictor1809 pythona1825 macajuel1838 pythonine1890 pythonid1895 1890 Cent. Dict. Pythonine, a python or member of the Pythonidæ. 1975 Jrnl. Herpetol. 9 28 Frazetta..compared the skulls of pythonines and boines without stating definite taxonomic conclusions. 2001 Copeia No. 4. 1153/1 The molecular results confirmed that Sanzinia and Acrantophis are members of the boine lineage rather than the pythonines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890 |
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