McMurdoite

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noun

A researcher at McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.

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nounMcMurdoite (plural McMurdoites)

plural McMurdoites

  1. A researcher at McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.

    Polies are issued green and black parkas; McMurdoites, red.

    2005, Nicholas Johnson, Big Dead Place, page 90
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    Polies have much more attitude than McMurdoites. […] Where a McMurdoite would simply turn and leave a conversation that didn't interest him, a Polie would blatantly change the subject or challenge the entire premise of the discussion.

    2006 March 17, iceowl, Everything2, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025

    Synonyms: McMurdoan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA researcher at McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.

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McMurdoan
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mcmurdoan

Origin

From McMurdo + -ite.

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APA

McMurdoite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurdoite

MLA

“McMurdoite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurdoite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McMurdoite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurdoite.

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