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platy

A แตก ออก เป็น แผ่น บางๆ และ แบน 

 

platypus

N สัตว์ คล้าย ตัวตุ่น จำพวก  Ornithorhynchus anatinus sad-klai-tua-tun-jam-puek

 

platyrhine

A ซึ่ง มี จมูก มาก เมื่อ เทียบ กับ ส่วน ยาว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLATYPUS

n.A quadruped of New Holland, whose jaws are elongated into the shape of a duck's bill. The body is covered with thick hair and the feet are webbed. This animal has been arranged with the Mammalia, but it is now presumed to be oviparous; at least its breasts have not hitherto been observed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLATY

PLATY Plat "y, a.

 

Defn: Like a plate; consisting of plates.

 

PLATY-

PLATY- Plat "y-.

 

Defn: A combining form from Gr. platy `s broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous.

 

PLATYCEPHALIC; PLATYCEPHALOUS

Plat `y *ce *phal "ic, Plat `y *ceph "a *lous, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Broad-headed.

 

PLATYCNEMIC

Plat `yc *ne "mic, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. platycnémique.] (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism.

 

PLATYCNEMISM

PLATYCNEMISM Pla *tyc "ne *mism, n. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Lateral flattening of the tibia.

 

PLATYCOELIAN

Plat `y *coe "li *an, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; -- said of the centra of the vertebræ of some extinct dinouaurs.

 

PLATYELMINTHES

Plat `y *el *min "thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes. ](Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also flatworms.

 

PLATYHELMIA

Plat `y *hel "mi *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Platyelminthes. [Written also Platyelmia.]

 

PLATYMETER

Pla *tym "e *ter, n. Etym: [Platy + -meter. ] (Elec.)

 

Defn: An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.

 

PLATYPOD

Plat "y *pod, n. Etym: [Platy + -pod. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot.

 

PLATYPODA

Pla *typ "o *da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Prosobranchiata.

 

PLATYPTERA

Pla *typ "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of Pseudoneuroptera including the species which have four broad, flat wings, as the termites, or white-ants, and the stone flies (Perla ).

 

PLATYPUS

Plat "y *pus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The duck mole. See under Duck.

 

PLATYRHINE

Plat "y *rhine, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Having the nose broad; -- opposed to Ant: leptorhine. -- n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Platyrhini.

 

PLATYRHINI

Plat `y *rhi "ni, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [Written also Platyrrhini. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

platy-

platy- ▶comb. form broad; flat: platypus. ORIGIN from Greek platus ‘broad, flat. ’

 

platyfish

plat y fish |ˈplatēˌfiSH ˈplætiˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or platyfishes ) a small livebearing freshwater fish of Mexico and Central America, popular in aquariums. [Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colors. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name ), from Greek platus ‘broad ’ + poikilos ‘variegated. ’

 

platyhelminth

plat y hel minth |ˌplatēˈhelminTH ˌplætiˈhɛlmɪnθ | ▶noun Zoology an invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.

 

Platyhelminthes

Plat y hel min thes |ˌplatēhelˈminTHēz ˌplætihɛlˈmɪnθiz |Zoology a phylum of invertebrates that comprises the flatworms. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek helminth ‘worm. ’

 

platykurtic

plat y kur tic |ˌplatiˈkərtik ˈplætɪˌkərtɪk | ▶noun Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having less kurtosis than the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, mesokurtic. DERIVATIVES plat y kur to sis |-ikərˈtōsis |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from platy- ‘broad, flat ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .

 

platypus

plat y pus |ˈplatəpəs, -ˌpo͝os ˈplædəpəs | ▶noun ( pl. platypuses ) a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal that frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. Also called duckbill platypus. [Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous ‘flatfooted, ’ from platus ‘flat ’ + pous ‘foot. ’

 

platyrrhine

plat yr rhine |ˈplatəˌrīn, -rin ˈplædəˌraɪn |Zoology ▶adjective of or relating to primates of a group that comprises the New World monkeys, marmosets, and tamarins. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are far apart and directed forward or sideways, and typically have a prehensile tail. Compare with catarrhine. ▶noun a platyrrhine primate. [Infraorder Platyrrhini, order Primates: families Cebidae and Callitrichidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek rhis, rhin- ‘nose ’ + -ine 1 .

 

platysma

pla tys ma |pləˈtizmə pləˈtɪzmə | ▶noun ( pl. platysmas or platysmata |-mətə | ) Anatomy a broad sheet of muscle fibers extending from the collarbone to the angle of the jaw. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platusma ‘flat piece, plate. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

platy

platy |ˈplati | ▶noun ( pl. platies ) a small live-bearing freshwater fish of Central America, which is popular in aquaria. ●Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colours. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name ), from Greek platus ‘broad ’ + poikilos ‘variegated ’.

 

platy-

platy- |ˈplati | ▶combining form broad; flat: platypus. ORIGIN from Greek platus ‘broad, flat ’.

 

platyhelminth

platyhelminth |ˌplatɪˈhɛlmɪnθ | ▶noun Zoology an invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.

 

Platyhelminthes

Platyhelminthes |ˌplatɪhɛlˈmɪnθiːz | ▶plural noun Zoology a phylum of invertebrates that comprises the flatworms. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek helminth ‘worm ’.

 

platykurtic

plat y kur tic |ˌplatiˈkərtik ˈplætɪˌkərtɪk | ▶noun Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having less kurtosis than the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, mesokurtic. DERIVATIVES plat y kur to sis |-ikərˈtōsis |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from platy- ‘broad, flat ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .

 

platypus

platypus |ˈplatɪpəs | ▶noun ( pl. platypuses ) a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. Also called duckbill or duck-billed platypus. ●Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous ‘flat-footed ’, from platus ‘flat ’ + pous ‘foot ’.

 

platyrrhine

platyrrhine |ˈplatɪrʌɪn |Zoology ▶adjective relating to primates of a group that comprises the New World monkeys, marmosets, and tamarins. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are far apart and directed forwards or sideways, and typically have a prehensile tail. Compare with catarrhine. ▶noun a platyrrhine primate. ●Infraorder Platyrrhini, order Primates: families Cebidae and Callitrichidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek rhis, rhin- ‘nose ’ + -ine 1 .

 

platysma

platysma |pləˈtɪzmə | ▶noun ( pl. platysmas or platysmata |-mətə | ) Anatomy a broad sheet of muscle fibres extending from the collar bone to the angle of the jaw. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platusma ‘flat piece, plate ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Platyrrhini

Pla tyr rhi ni Pluralwort , die |Platyrrh i ni |die Platyrrhini (Plural ) griechisch-neulateinisch Breitnasen-, Neuweltaffen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

platypus

plat y pus /plǽtɪpəs /名詞 C 〘動 〙カモノハシ (duckbill ).