acantho- 或 acanth-
pref.（前缀）
语源
pref.（前缀）
- Thorn:
刺：
acanthocephalan.
棘头纲虫
语源
- From Greek akanthos [thorn plant] * see acanthus
源自 希腊语 akanthos [带刺植物] *参见 acanthus
acantho- or (before a vowel) acanth-
combining form
indicating a spine or thorn
⇒
acanthocephalan
Origin
New Latin from Greek akanthos thorn plant, from akantha thornacantho-
Word Origin
1
a combining form from Greek meaning “spine,” used in the formation of compound words:
acanthocephalan.
Also, especially before a vowel, acanth-.
Origin
< Greek akantho-, combining form of ákantha thorn
Related Words
- acanthopterygian
- acanthocephalan
- acanthocyte
- acanthology
- tragacanth
acantho-a word element meaning 'thorn', or 'spine'.
Also, (before vowels), acanth-. [Greek akantho-, combining form of akantha thorn]
acantho-
（元音前亦作 acanth-）
combining form
- having thorn-like characteristics表示“有刺的”, “棘状的”。
词源
from Greek akantha 'thorn'.
1852 D. T. Ansted in Man. Geogr. Sci. I. xii. 380The Acanthodians and Dipterians (two families of Ganoids, nearly allied to the Lepidoids).
1861 P. de M. G. Egerton in Geol. SurveyU.K. , Memoirs, Organic Remains Dec. X. 67The scales..resemble those of the other Acanthodean fishes.
1869 J. Powrie in Trans. Edin. Geol. Soc. 286None of our Old Sandstone Acanthodeans have yet been found of large size.
1894 R. H. Traquair in Geol. Mag. Dec. IV. I. 256We may also, in the series of Acanthodian genera, trace every gradation from the most to the least claviculoid shape.
1937 Phil. Trans. R.Soc. B. CCXXVIII. 58The whole fish is covered with the customary square Acanthodian scales.
acantho-
— see acanth-
— see acanth-
acantho-acanth-
Prefix
- With thorns
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn plant”), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).
Usage notes
Derived terms
Category English words prefixed with acantho not found