tragelaphineadj.n.

Brit.

/trəˈdʒɛləfʌɪn/, U.S.

/trəˈdʒɛləˌfaɪn/

Forms: also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Tragelaphus, genus name (see tragelaph n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin Tragelaphinae, subfamily name (1874 or earlier; attributed to E. Blyth), Tragelaphini, tribe name (1953).

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to a group of bovids of which the genus Tragelaphus is typical, esp. the subfamily Tragelaphinae or (in later use) the tribe Tragelaphini, which comprise chiefly large African antelopes of the genera Tragelaphus (cf. tragelaph n. 2) and Taurotragus (elands).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [adjective] > relating to the Tragelaphinae

tragelaphine1827

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 272 The Tragelaphine Group. We preserve this group, with one exception, such as it was originally instituted by M. de Blainville.

1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals ix. 345 Tragelaphine Section... Includes large, so-called Bovine, Antelopes now mainly characteristic of the Ethiopian region.

1905 P. C. Mitchell Guide Zool. Gardens (ed. 3) 43 The Tragelaphine Group (Tragelaphinæ) contains mostly large Antelopes with spirally-twisted horns.

1961 New Scientist 23 Mar. 746 (caption) Kudu—these large antelopes are members of the Tragelaphine genus.

2001 C. Stuart & T. Stuart Field Guide Mammals S. Afr. (ed. 3) 25 The other five species, known as tragelaphine antelopes, range from medium to very large in size.

B. n.

A tragelaphine antelope.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Tragelaphus (tragelaph)

tragelaphine1900

tragelaph1908

1900 Nature 11 Oct. 585/1 If the markings of the Tragelaphines have the significance here attached to them, they should be better developed in the species that live in the bush than in those that frequent the open.

1982 J. Kingdom E. Afr. Mammals IIIC. 72 Only the more powerfully built elands are endowed with any stamina; the other tragelaphines prefer to freeze, slip quietly away or crouch when disturbed.

2001 C. Stuart & T. Stuart Field Guide Mammals S. Afr. (ed. 3) 25 All tragelaphines have white stripes or spots to a greater or lesser extent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tragelaphine
释义	tragelaphineadj.n. Brit. /trəˈdʒɛləfʌɪn/, U.S. /trəˈdʒɛləˌfaɪn/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Tragelaphus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Tragelaphus, genus name (see tragelaph n.) + -ine suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin Tragelaphinae, subfamily name (1874 or earlier; attributed to E. Blyth), Tragelaphini, tribe name (1953). Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to a group of bovids of which the genus Tragelaphus is typical, esp. the subfamily Tragelaphinae or (in later use) the tribe Tragelaphini, which comprise chiefly large African antelopes of the genera Tragelaphus (cf. tragelaph n. 2) and Taurotragus (elands). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [adjective] > relating to the Tragelaphinae tragelaphine1827 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 272 The Tragelaphine Group. We preserve this group, with one exception, such as it was originally instituted by M. de Blainville. 1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals ix. 345 Tragelaphine Section... Includes large, so-called Bovine, Antelopes now mainly characteristic of the Ethiopian region. 1905 P. C. Mitchell Guide Zool. Gardens (ed. 3) 43 The Tragelaphine Group (Tragelaphinæ) contains mostly large Antelopes with spirally-twisted horns. 1961 New Scientist 23 Mar. 746 (caption) Kudu—these large antelopes are members of the Tragelaphine genus. 2001 C. Stuart & T. Stuart Field Guide Mammals S. Afr. (ed. 3) 25 The other five species, known as tragelaphine antelopes, range from medium to very large in size. B. n. A tragelaphine antelope. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Tragelaphinae > genus Tragelaphus (tragelaph) tragelaphine1900 tragelaph1908 1900 Nature 11 Oct. 585/1 If the markings of the Tragelaphines have the significance here attached to them, they should be better developed in the species that live in the bush than in those that frequent the open. 1982 J. Kingdom E. Afr. Mammals IIIC. 72 Only the more powerfully built elands are endowed with any stamina; the other tragelaphines prefer to freeze, slip quietly away or crouch when disturbed. 2001 C. Stuart & T. Stuart Field Guide Mammals S. Afr. (ed. 3) 25 All tragelaphines have white stripes or spots to a greater or lesser extent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1827
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