coelacanthine

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to, or having the properties of, a coelacanth (fish).
  2. Extremely old-fashioned or atavistic. figuratively
    — It must always be remembered that although to an adult a particular belief may seem like a coelacanthine survival from the past, to the schoolchild who learns it from his mate the belief is a novelty; it is something just learnt, and often excitingly full of possibility for his immediate welfare.

词形变化

more coelacanthine comparative most coelacanthine superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English coelacanth
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English coelacanthine
From coelacanth + -ine.
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