zonurenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zonure mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zonure. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
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How is the noun zonure pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zonure come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the noun zonure is in the 1880s.
OED's only evidence for zonure is from 1883, in List Vert. Anim. Gardens Zool. Society.
zonure is a borrowing from Latin.
Etymons: Latin Zōnūrus.
Nearby entries
- zonkey, n.1953–
- zonking, adj.1958–
- zonky, adj.1972–
- zono-, comb. form
- zonochlorite, n.1872–
- zonociliate, adj.1885–
- zonoplacental, adj.1879–
- zonular, adj.1835–
- zonule, n.1828–
- zonulet, n.1648
- zonure, n.1883–
- zoo, n.1835–
- zoo-, comb. form
- zooarchaeological, adj.1962–
- zooarchaeologist, n.1957–
- zooarchaeology, n.1967–
- zoobenthos, n.1923–
- zoocarp, n.1824–88
- zoocaulon, n.1881–
- zoocentric, adj.1882–
- zoochemical, adj. & n.1844–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1883–A lizard of the genus Zonurus or family Zonuridæ, found in South Africa, Madagascar, and other countries.
- 1883
Zonurus derbianus, Gray. Derbian Zonure.
List Vert. Anim. Gardens Zool. Society (ed. 8) 583
the world animals reptiles order Squamata (lizards and snakes) suborder Lacertilia (lizards) [nouns] family Cordylidae member of (snake)- snakeOld English–One or other of the limbless vertebrates constituting the reptilian order Ophidia (characterized by a greatly elongated body, tapering tail, and…
- cordyl1608–1774An old book-name of the water-newt, or some allied animal; in later use applied to a genus of lizards (Cordylus).
- anguine lizard1776–a. A South African legless lizard, Chamaesaura anguina (family Cordylidae), having reduced monodactylous limbs (now rare); b. any of various legless…
- zonure1883–A lizard of the genus Zonurus or family Zonuridæ, found in South Africa, Madagascar, and other countries.
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot