英文词源
- prion (n.)
- petrel-like bird, 1848, from Greek prion "a saw," related to priein, prizein "to saw, to be cut in pieces." So called for its bill.
中文词源
一种小鸟。来自希腊语prion,锯子，来自prizein,锯，使成碎片，词源同prism.后用于指这种小鸟，因其鸟喙形如小锯子而得名。
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prion：蛋白质感染粒，朊病毒
缩写自pro(teinaceous) in(fectious particle),后拼做prion.
