ennation

ennation
[ennation, enneation
‘the ninth segment in insects’, for which mod. Dicts. cite ‘Maunder’, is a blunder for ennaton (a. ἔννατον late spelling of Gr. ἔνατον ninth) which appears in Maunder's Treas. Nat. Hist. 1848–54, but not in later editions. We have no evidence that the word was ever in Eng. use.]

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  • Ennation — En*na tion, n. [Gr. enne a nine.] (Zo[ o]l.) The ninth segment in insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enneation — [ennation, enneation ‘the ninth segment in insects’, for which mod. Dicts. cite ‘Maunder’, is a blunder for ennaton (a. ἔννατον late spelling of Gr. ἔνατον ninth) which appears in Maunder s Treas. Nat. Hist. 1848–54, but not in later editions. We …   Useful english dictionary

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