Revised 2018
† zeuglodontoidadjective & noun
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What does the word zeuglodontoid mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word zeuglodontoid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the 1890s.
zeuglodontoid developed meanings and uses in subjects including
Where does the word zeuglodontoid come from?
Earliest known use
1890s
The only known use of the word zeuglodontoid is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for zeuglodontoid is from 1891, in Century Dictionary.
zeuglodontoid is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zeuglodont n., ‑oid suffix.
Nearby entries
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- Zetetical Society, n.1881–
- zetetics, n.1843–
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- Zetlander, n.1614–
- Zetlandic, adj.1701–
- zetta-, comb. form
- Zeuglodon, n.1839–
- zeuglodont, n. & adj.1850–
- zeuglodontoid, adj. & n.1891
- zeugma, n.c1450–
- zeugmatic, adj.1851–
- zeugmatical, adj.1610–
- zeugmatically, adv.1616–
- zeugmatogram, n.1973–
- zeugmatographic, adj.1973–
- zeugmatography, n.1973–
- zeunerite, n.1873–
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Etymology
Summary
Formed within English, by derivation.
Meaning & use
Palaeontology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
- adjective
- 1891
- 1891
Zeuglodontoid, a. and n., same as zeuglodont.
Century Dictionary
- zeuglodont1862–Of or relating to extinct cetaceans of the former genus Zeuglodon; designating such a cetacean.
- zeuglodontoid1891= zeuglodont, adj.
- noun
- 1891
- 1891
Zeuglodontoid, a. and n., same as zeuglodont.
Century Dictionary
- Basilosaurus1834–A genus of extinct marine cetaceans of the family Basilosauridae, known from Mid to Late Eocene fossil remains in North America and North Africa…
- Zeuglodon1839–A former name for a genus of extinct Eocene cetaceans, now again known by the original name of Basilosaurus; (also) an animal of this genus.
- zeuglodont1850–An extinct cetacean of, or related to, the former genus Zeuglodon.
- Squalodon1872–A genus of fossil cetaceans found in Miocene and early Pliocene formations; a cetacean belonging to this genus.
- squalodont1889–
- zeuglodontoid1891= zeuglodont, n.
- walking whale1981–Any of various extinct animals thought to form an intermediate between terrestrial mammals and modern whales, with the ability to walk; (now) esp. Amb…