terricolineadj.

Brit.

/tɛˈrɪkəlʌɪn/,

/tɛˈrɪkl̩ʌɪn/, U.S.

/tɛˈrɪkəˌlaɪn/,

/təˈrɪkəˌlən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin terricola , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin terricola terricole n. + -ine suffix¹. Compare earlier terricole adj., terricolous adj.

Botany and Zoology. rare.

= terricolous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > in or under the ground

terricole1840

terricoline1993

1872 E. Tuckerman Genera Lichenum 112 The fine terricoline species of the calcareous regions of Europe are indeed scarcely known here.

1993 tr. A. Leroi-Gourhan Gesture & Speech iii. 63 The animal has no tail. It is unlikely to have been a terricoline one, as a remote ancestor of the anthropoids might be expected to have been, but rather a tree-dwelling animal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terricoline
释义	terricolineadj. Brit. /tɛˈrɪkəlʌɪn/, /tɛˈrɪkl̩ʌɪn/, U.S. /tɛˈrɪkəˌlaɪn/, /təˈrɪkəˌlən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin terricola , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin terricola terricole n. + -ine suffix¹. Compare earlier terricole adj., terricolous adj. Botany and Zoology. rare. = terricolous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > in or under the ground terricole1840 terricoline1993 1872 E. Tuckerman Genera Lichenum 112 The fine terricoline species of the calcareous regions of Europe are indeed scarcely known here. 1993 tr. A. Leroi-Gourhan Gesture & Speech iii. 63 The animal has no tail. It is unlikely to have been a terricoline one, as a remote ancestor of the anthropoids might be expected to have been, but rather a tree-dwelling animal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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