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Sumatran, a. and n.|s(j)uːˈmɑːtrən|
[f. prec. + -an.]
A. adj.
a. Of or pertaining to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants or language.
1783W. Marsden Sumatra 36 The genuine Sumatran character. 1850Latham Nat. Hist. Man 140 The wildest varieties of the Sumatran tribes. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 639/2 A remarkable feature of the Sumatran flora is the great variety of trees that vie with each other in stature and beauty.
b. In names of animals indigenous to Sumatra, as Sumatran antelope, Sumatran ape, Sumatran broadbill, Sumatran grosbeak, Sumatran hare, Sumatran rhinoceros, Sumatran tapir; Sumatran monkey, one of the sacred monkeys, Semnopithecus melalophus; Sumatran pheasant, the Argus pheasant (see Argus 2); Sumatran tiger, a small tiger belonging to the subspecies Panthera tigris sumatræ.
1793Pennant Hist. Quad. (ed. 3) II. 321 *Sumatran Antelope,.. Cambing ootan, or Goat of the Woods.
1838Penny Cycl. XII. 408/1 These *Sumatran Apes..exhibit strong maternal affection.
1880Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 119 The same author [sc. Davison] writes of the *Sumatran Broadbill.
1801Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. 194 *Sumatran Gr[osbeak] Loxia hypoxantha... Inhabits the rice fields of the island of Sumatra.
1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 640/1 The *Sumatran hare (Lepus netscheri), discovered in 1880.
1871Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 95 The *Sumatran Monkey, in which the female is light brown and the male is a most extraordinary-looking yellow.
1783W. Marsden Sumatra 97 The coo-ow, or famous *Sumatran or Argos pheasant.
1834Penny Cycl. II. 483/2 The *Sumatran rhinoceros (R. Sumatrensis) resembles the African species.
1849Pickering Races of Man (1851) 314 The *Sumatran Tapir.
1908Proc. Zool. Soc. 890 Mr. R. I. Pocock..exhibited photographs of a *Sumatran Tiger, recently purchased by the Society. 1945F. Harper Extinct & Vanishing Mammals of Old World 310 The Sumatran Tiger.., although less common than formerly, is still numerous in various districts. 1976Guardian 19 Apr. 7/6 Six Sumatran tiger cubs were born at Whipsnade last year.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of the island of Sumatra; also, the Sumatran language.
1688Holme Armoury iii. v. 233/1 The Sumatrans do wear Turbuts on their heads. 1783W. Marsden Sumatra 56 The Sumatrans live, in a great measure, upon vegetable food. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 593 The original clothing of the Sumatrans is the same with that of the inhabitants of the South Sea islands. 1813Q. Rev. Oct. 257 Languages and Dialects..Cingalese, Malayan, Sumatran. 1850Latham Nat. Hist. Man 151 The Malaccan origin of the earlier Sumatrans. |
