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单词 modoc
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Modoc1

(also Modock)
noun ˈməʊdɒk
US
  • 1A member of a North American Indian people living on the border of Oregon and California.

  • 2The extinct language of the Modoc, a dialect of Klamath (or Klamath–Modoc), which is hypothesized to be part of the Penutian superfamily.

adjective ˈməʊdɒk
US
  • Of, relating to, or designating the Modoc.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Klamath mo:wat'a:k, lit. ‘in the extreme south’, a name for Tule Lake in the centre of the Modoc territory.

modoc2

(also modock)
noun ˈməʊdɒk
US rare, slang
  • A person who takes up aviation for reasons of self-publicity or social prestige.

Origin

1930s. Origin unknown: see quot. 1931.

 
 

Modoc1

(also Modock)
nounˈməʊdɒk
US
  • 1A member of a North American Indian people living on the border of Oregon and California.

  • 2The extinct language of the Modoc, a dialect of Klamath (or Klamath–Modoc), which is hypothesized to be part of the Penutian superfamily.

adjectiveˈməʊdɒk
US
  • Of, relating to, or designating the Modoc.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Klamath mo:wat'a:k, lit. ‘in the extreme south’, a name for Tule Lake in the centre of the Modoc territory.

modoc2

(also modock)
nounˈməʊdɒk
US rare, slang
  • A person who takes up aviation for reasons of self-publicity or social prestige.

Origin

1930s. Origin unknown: see quot. 1931.

 
 
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