A combining form from Gr.
a. [ Oligo- + Gr. &unr_; new, recent. ] (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. --
n. Any of an order of hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids (including the earthworms) having bristles borne singly along the length of the body; a member of the
n. Of or pertaining to the
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the
n. [ Oligo- + Gr. &unr_; fracture, fr. &unr_; to break. ] (Min.) A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A molecule composed of a small number of linked monomer units; a short polymer; -- compounds called
a. [ Oligo- + Gr.
a. [ Oligo- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a muscle + -oid. ] (Anat.) Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some passerine birds (