oxea

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ὀξέᾱ (oxéā). Either from the Ionic form of Attic ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîa), (a feminine form of ὀξῠ́ς (oxús, “sharp”) applied to ῥᾰ́βδος (rhábdos, “wand; shaft”))[1] or a variant of ὀξῠ́ᾱ (oxúā), ὀξῠ́η (oxúē, “beech; spear-shaft”).[2]

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Noun[edit]

oxea (plural oxea or oxeas or oxeae)

  1. (zoology, of sponges (Porifera)) a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends

Usage notes[edit]

  • The Oxford English Dictionary lists only the plural oxea,[3] but other sources[4] list the plurals oxeae (by analogy to Latin feminine nouns such as alumna ~ alumnae) or oxeas (by generalization to standard English pluralization).

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “oxea, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2014.
  2. ^ “ὀξέᾱ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    “ὀξῠ́ᾱ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  3. ^ “oxea, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2014.
  4. ^ "oxea" in Glossary of geology by Jackson, Julia A., James P. Mehl, and Klaus KE Neuendorf, eds. Springer, 2005.

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Verb[edit]

oxea

  1. inflection of oxear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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