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theropod [theropod 词源字典]: "A carnivorous dinosaur of a group whose members were typically bipedal and ranged from small and delicately built to very large", 1930s: from Greek thēr 'beast' + pous, pod- 'foot'.[theropod etymology, theropod origin, 英语词源]
turbinate: "(Especially of a shell) shaped like a spinning top or inverted cone", Mid 17th century: from Latin turbinatus, from turbo, turbin- (see turbine).
trabecula: "Each of a series or group of partitions formed by bands or columns of connective tissue, especially a plate of the calcareous tissue forming cancellous bone", Mid 19th century: from Latin, diminutive of trabs 'beam, timber'.
Trichoptera: "An order of insects that comprises the caddis flies", Modern Latin (plural), from tricho- 'hair' + pteron 'wing'.
Teachta Dála: "(In the Republic of Ireland) a member of the Dáil or lower house of Parliament", Irish.
tergal: "Relating to the terga of an arthropod", Mid 19th century: from Latin tergum 'back' + -al.
tritagonist: "The person who is third in importance, after the protagonist and deuteragonist, in an ancient Greek drama", Late 19th century: from Greek tritagōnistēs, from tritos 'third' + agōnistēs 'actor'.
triode: "A thermionic valve having three electrodes", Early 20th century: from tri- 'three' + electrode.
tychism: "The doctrine that account must be taken of the element of chance in reasoning or explanation of the universe", Late 19th century: from Greek tukhē 'chance' + -ism.
toxicant: "A toxic substance introduced into the environment, e.g. a pesticide", Late 19th century: variant of intoxicant, differentiated in sense.
titre: "The concentration of a solution as determined by titration", Mid 19th century: from French, from titrer (see titrate).
transmigrate: "(Of the soul) pass into a different body after death", Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'transferred'): from Latin transmigrat- 'removed from one place to another', from the verb transmigrare (see trans-, migrate).
t'ai chi ch'uan: "A Chinese martial art and system of callisthenics, consisting of sequences of very slow controlled movements", Chinese, literally 'great ultimate boxing', from tái 'extreme' + ji 'limit' + quán 'fist, boxing'.
transmarine: "Situated or originating on the other side of the sea", Late 16th century: from Latin transmarinus, from trans- 'across' + marinus 'marine, of the sea'.
toxaemia: "Blood poisoning by toxins from a local bacterial infection", Mid 19th century: from toxi- + -aemia.
table d'hôte: "A restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices", Early 17th century: French, literally 'host's table'. The term originally denoted a table in a hotel or restaurant where all guests ate together, hence a meal served there at a stated time and for a fixed price.
taenia: "A flat ribbon-like structure in the body", Mid 16th century (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek tainia 'band, ribbon'.
throes: "Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change", Middle English throwe (singular); perhaps related to Old English thrēa, thrawu 'calamity', influenced by thrōwian 'suffer'.
tankette: "A small tracked vehicle resembling a tank, but typically without a turret and with lighter armour and weaponry, designed for reconnaissance or infantry support. Also more generally: any small tank or small vehicle resembling a tank", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Recruiter's Bulletin. From tank + -ette.
tragelaph: " Zoology . Any of various antelopes of sub-Saharan Africa constituting the genus Tragelaphus, having spiral horns and white stripes or spots, and comprising the kudus, nyalas, bushbucks, and related forms. Now rare", Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (early version). From classical Latin tragelaphus a kind of wild goat or antelope from ancient Greek τραγέλαϕος a fabulous or fictitious beast compounded of a goat and a stag, in Hellenistic Greek also a kind of wild goat or antelope (Septuagint) from τράγος he-goat + ἔλαϕος deer.