ProphetesAI is thinking...
plesio-
Answers
MindMap
Loading...
Sources
plesio-
plesio- comb. form from Gr. πλησί-ος near, used in scientific terminology.
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Plesio
Plesio (Comasco: ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 833 and an area of . Plesio borders the following municipalities: Cremia, Garzeno, Grandola e...
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
plesiaster
plesiaster Zool. (pliːsɪˈæstə(r)) [f. plesio- + aster.] In sponges, A form of spicule with a very short straight axis: see quot.1888 Sollas in Challenger Rep. XXV. p. lxiii, The plesiasters are always much larger when fully grown than the metasters,..and the metasters are larger than the spirasters;...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Plesiorycteropus
The generic name combines Ancient Greek plesio- "near" with Orycteropus, the genus of the aardvark, and the specific name refers to Madagascar.
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
plesiomorphous
plesiomorphous, a. Cryst. (ˌpliːsɪəʊˈmɔːfəs) [f. plesio- + Gr. µορϕή form + -ous.] Very near in form; crystallizing in forms closely resembling but not identical with each other. So ˌplesioˈmorphic a. in same sense; ˌplesioˈmorphism, the fact or condition of being plesiomorphous.1833 Rep. Brit. Asso...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
plesiadapid
plesiadapid, n. and a. Palæont. (pliːzɪˈædəpɪd) [f. mod.L. family name Plesiadapidæ, f. the generic name Plesiadapis (P. Gervais 1877, in Jrnl. Zool. VI. 76), f. plesio- + Adapis, generic name of another fossil primate + -id3.] A. n. A primitive, extinct primate belonging to the family Plesiadapidæ,...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
plesiosaurus
‖ plesiosaurus Palæont. (ˌpliːsɪəʊˈsɔːrəs) Pl. -i. [mod.L. generic name (Conybeare 1821) f. plesio- + Gr. σαῦρος lizard: see quot. 1825.] A genus of extinct marine reptiles, having a long neck, a small head, a short tail, and four large paddles; from the Lias and neighbouring formations; a reptile o...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Plesianthropus
Plesianthropus Palæont. (pliːzɪˈænθrəpəs) [mod.L. (R. Broom 1938, in Nature 27 Aug. 377/1), f. plesio- + Gr. ἄνθρωπος man.] An African fossil hominid of the genus formerly so called, now usually included in the species Australopithecus africanus.1941 Nature 5 July 11/1 Plesianthropus..has a skull so...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
symplesiomorphy
symplesiomorphy, n. Taxon. Brit. /sɪmˈpliːzɪə(ʊ)mɔːfi/, U.S. /sɪmˈplisiəˌmɔrfi/ [‹ sym- prefix + plesio- comb. form + -morphy comb. form. Compare slightly later symplesiomorphic adj.] The possession by two or more organisms or taxa of a shared primitive or ancestral character not exclusive to or cha...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
symplesiomorphic
symplesiomorphic, a. Taxon. Brit. /sɪmˌpliːzɪə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /sɪmˌplisiəˈmɔrfɪk/ [‹ sym- prefix + plesio- comb. form + -morphic comb. form, after symplesiomorphy n.] Of the nature of a symplesiomorphy.1964 Current Anthopol. 5 30 To that end he uses exclusively symplesiomorphic characters, which a...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai