longi-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “long,” used in the formation of compound words:

longicorn.

Origin

< Latin, combining form of longus long¹; see -i-

Related Words

longicorn
longicaudal
longitude

longi-|ˈlɒndʒɪ|comb. form of L. longus long, in many scientific terms: longiˈcaudal, -ˈcaudate adjs. [L. cauda tail], long-tailed (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856). longicauline |-ˈkɔːlaɪn| a. [Gr. καυλός stem], long-stemmed (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889). longicollous |-ˈkɒləs| a. [L. collum neck], Bot. ‘applied to mosses that have urns in the form of a very elongated pear’; Ent. ‘having the neck or the corselet long’ (ibid.). ˈlongicone a. Conch. [cone], having a long cone, said of certain cephalopods; also as n. longilabrous |-ˈleɪbrəs| a. [labrum], having a long labrum, as some Hemiptera (Mayne). † longiˈlateral a. [lateral], long-sided; of the form of a long parallelogram. longiˈlingual a. Zool. [lingual], having a long tongue (Cent. Dict.). longipalp |ˈlɒndʒɪpælp| n. and a. Zool. [palp], n. one of the Longipalpi, a group of beetles having long maxillary feelers (Brande Dict. Sci., etc. 1842); adj. pertaining to the Longipalpi (Cassell 1884). So longiˈpalpate, -ˈpalpous adjs., having long palps (Syd. Soc. Lex.). longipedate |lɒnˈdʒɪpɪdət|, longipede |-piːd| adjs. [L. pēs, pedis foot], long-footed (Syd. Soc. Lex.). longipennate |-ˈpɛnət| a. Ornith. [pennate] = next (Ogilvie, Suppl. 1855). longipennine |-ˈpɛnɪn| a. Ornith. [mod.L. Longipennes; L. penna wing], long-winged; pertaining to the Longipennes or long-winged natatorial birds (Cent. Dict.). longiroster |-ˈrɒstə(r)| Ornith. [mod.L. Longirostres; L. rostrum beak], one of the Longirostres, a family of wading birds distinguished by the length and tenuity of the bill (Brande Dict. Sci., etc. 1842). longiˈrostral a. [see prec.], pertaining to or resembling the Longirostres; also longiˈrostrate a., in same sense (Mayne). longisect |ˈlɒndʒɪsɛkt| v. [L. sect-, secāre to cut], to bisect lengthwise and horizontally (Cent. Dict.). longiˈsection [section], longitudinal division of the body in a plane parallel with the axis and at right angles to the meson (ibid.). longiˈtarsal a. [tarsal], having a long tarsus (Syd. Soc. Lex.).1884Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. XXII. 275 Kionoceras, nobis, includes the *longicones in which the longitudinal ridges are more prominent than the transverse striae or ridges.Ibid. 276 All those longicone species.1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus i. 37 The decussis is made within a *longilateral square, with opposite angles.Ibid. ii. 44 Nineveh..was of a longilateral figure.1855Ogilvie, Suppl., *Longirostral.1890Coues Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 149 The longirostral [type],..best exhibited in the great snipe family.

longi-

word-forming element meaning "long," from Latin longi-, comb. form of longus (see long, adj.).

longi- /ˈlɒndʒi/ combining form of Latin longus long adjective¹: see -i-.

DERIVATIVE longiˈpennate adjective long-winged M19.

longi-
combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from longus — more at long
1. : long
< longicaudal >
< longipennate >
< longirostrine >
2. : longitudinal
< longisection >

词汇	longi-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster longi- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “long,” used in the formation of compound words: longicorn. Origin < Latin, combining form of longus long¹; see -i- Related Words longicorn longicaudal longitude longi-\|ˈlɒndʒɪ\|comb. form of L. longus long, in many scientific terms: longiˈcaudal, -ˈcaudate adjs. [L. cauda tail], long-tailed (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856). longicauline \|-ˈkɔːlaɪn\| a. [Gr. καυλός stem], long-stemmed (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889). longicollous \|-ˈkɒləs\| a. [L. collum neck], Bot. ‘applied to mosses that have urns in the form of a very elongated pear’; Ent. ‘having the neck or the corselet long’ (ibid.). ˈlongicone a. Conch. [cone], having a long cone, said of certain cephalopods; also as n. longilabrous \|-ˈleɪbrəs\| a. [labrum], having a long labrum, as some Hemiptera (Mayne). † longiˈlateral a. [lateral], long-sided; of the form of a long parallelogram. longiˈlingual a. Zool. [lingual], having a long tongue (Cent. Dict.). longipalp \|ˈlɒndʒɪpælp\| n. and a. Zool. [palp], n. one of the Longipalpi, a group of beetles having long maxillary feelers (Brande Dict. Sci., etc. 1842); adj. pertaining to the Longipalpi (Cassell 1884). So longiˈpalpate, -ˈpalpous adjs., having long palps (Syd. Soc. Lex.). longipedate \|lɒnˈdʒɪpɪdət\|, longipede \|-piːd\| adjs. [L. pēs, pedis foot], long-footed (Syd. Soc. Lex.). longipennate \|-ˈpɛnət\| a. Ornith. [pennate] = next (Ogilvie, Suppl. 1855). longipennine \|-ˈpɛnɪn\| a. Ornith. [mod.L. Longipennes; L. penna wing], long-winged; pertaining to the Longipennes or long-winged natatorial birds (Cent. Dict.). longiroster \|-ˈrɒstə(r)\| Ornith. [mod.L. Longirostres; L. rostrum beak], one of the Longirostres, a family of wading birds distinguished by the length and tenuity of the bill (Brande Dict. Sci., etc. 1842). longiˈrostral a. [see prec.], pertaining to or resembling the Longirostres; also longiˈrostrate a., in same sense (Mayne). longisect \|ˈlɒndʒɪsɛkt\| v. [L. sect-, secāre to cut], to bisect lengthwise and horizontally (Cent. Dict.). longiˈsection [section], longitudinal division of the body in a plane parallel with the axis and at right angles to the meson (ibid.). longiˈtarsal a. [tarsal], having a long tarsus (Syd. Soc. Lex.).1884Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. XXII. 275 Kionoceras, nobis, includes the longicones in which the longitudinal ridges are more prominent than the transverse striae or ridges.Ibid. 276 All those longicone species.1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus* i. 37 The decussis is made within a longilateral square, with opposite angles.Ibid. ii. 44 Nineveh..was of a longilateral figure.1855Ogilvie, Suppl., Longirostral.1890Coues Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 149 The longirostral [type],..best exhibited in the great snipe family. longi- word-forming element meaning "long," from Latin longi-, comb. form of longus (see long, adj.). longi- /ˈlɒndʒi/ combining form of Latin longus long adjective¹: see -i-. DERIVATIVE longiˈpennate adjective long-winged M19. longi- combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from longus — more at long 1. : long < longicaudal > < longipennate > < longirostrine > 2. : longitudinal < longisection >
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