sesquialterous
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sesquialter + English -ous, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sesquialterous (not comparable)
- (entomology, archaic) Synonym of sesquialteral, having a band or dot occupying a third of a wing.
References edit
- “sesquialterous, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- “sesquialterous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.