asper

¹

[ as-per ]

noun

1. a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.

asper

²

[ as-per ]

adjective

, Obsolete.

1. harsh; rough.

asper

/ ˈæspə /

noun

1. a former Turkish monetary unit, a silver coin, worth 1 120 of a piastre

Word History and Origins

Origin of asper¹

1580–90; < Italian aspero < Medieval Greek áspron literally, white coin, noun use of neuter of áspros white

Origin of asper²

1325–75; < Latin: rough; replacing Middle English aspre < Middle French

Word History and Origins

Origin of asper¹

from Turkish, ultimately from Latin: rough, harsh

Example Sentences

The juvenal pattern of some individuals of T. spinifer asper differs according to sex.

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Trionyx ferox in the northern part of its range is sympatric with T. spinifer asper.

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Because the description of the pattern of ferox resembled that of asper, the validity of asper was not agreed upon by all workers.

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There seems to be little adumbration of the dark marginal lines of asper in populations from the lower Mississippi River drainage.

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Large skulls of ferox and some asper (those in Atlantic Coast drainages) have expanded crushing surfaces on the jaws.

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