First published 1921; not fully revised
zygaenidannoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zygaenidan mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zygaenidan. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Where does the noun zygaenidan come from?
Earliest known use
1830s
The earliest known use of the noun zygaenidan is in the 1830s.
OED's only evidence for zygaenidan is from 1837, in the writing of William Kirby, entomologist and naturalist.
Nearby entries
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- zwischenzug, n.1941–
- zwitterion, n.1906–
- zwitterionic, adj.1946–
- Zydeco, n.1949–
- zygadite, n.1861–
- zygaena, n.1717–
- zygaenid, n. & adj.1913–
- zygaenidan, n.1837–
- zygal, adj.1886–
- zygantrum, n.1854–
- zygapophysial, adj.1870–
- zygapophysis, n.1854–
- zygite, n.1888–
- zygnemaceous, adj.
- zygnemid, n.1887–
- zygnomic, adj.1926–
- zygo-, comb. form
- zygobranchiate, adj.1883–
Meaning & use
Zoology.
- 1837–Stressed as zyˈgaenidan.
- 1837
Family Zygænidæ. Zygænidans.
W. Kirby, Fauna Boreali-Americana vol. IV. 301
the world animals invertebrates phylum Arthropoda class Insecta Heterocera [nouns] family Zygaenidae member of (burnet fly)- zygaenidan1837–= zygaenid, n.
- burnet-moth1842–
- burnet-fly1885–Anthrocera (or Zygaena) filipendulae a greenish black moth, with crimson spots on its wings.
- burnet1921–In the names of species of moths belonging to the genus Zygaena; cf. burnet-moth, n.
Compounds & derived words
- Forming a small number of nouns denoting, and…