| 单词 |
scarabæus |
| 释义 |
‖ scarabæus|skærəˈbiːəs|
Pl. scarabæi |-ˈbiːaɪ|. Also 6, 7–9 -beus.
[L.: see scarab.]
1. Ent. A beetle of the genus Scarabæus, formerly a very large genus corresponding to some extent with the modern family Scarabæidæ; now an Old World genus (Linnæus 1767) of lamellicorn beetles typical of the Scarabæidæ (see scarabæid). Sometimes used loosely = scarabæid n.
[1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) II. 209 Somme thynges goe in to other kyndes by corrupcion, as bees of roten calfes, and vermyn callede scarabei [L. scarabæi] of corrupte horses. ]1664Hubert Catal. Rarities (1665) 39 A great Scarabeus of the Amazons. Ibid. 41 A little brown Scarabeus of East India. 1741Warburton Div. Legat. iv. iv. 112 To signify the Sun, they sometimes painted a Hawk,..sometimes a Scarabæus with a round Ball in its Claws. 1876Van Beneden's Anim. Parasites viii. 167 The larva of the large scarabæus (Oryctes nasicornis), which is found in tan.
2. Antiq. = scarab 2.
1775Tassie's Catal. Impress. Gems 4 Reverse of Scarabeus. 1860C. W. King Antique Gems 123 This manner of mounting the scarabeus was often used by the Egyptians. Ibid., Some early Etruscan scarabei. 1886Guide Exhib. Galleries Brit. Mus. 54 Agate scarabæus... Inscribed in Phœnician with the name Yesha-el. |
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