| 释义 |
Pierine, n. and a. Ent.|ˈpaɪəriːn, -aɪn|
[f. mod.L. subfamily name Pierinæ, f. next + -ine1.]
A. n. A white butterfly belonging to the subfamily Pierinæ, which includes the common cabbage white.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this subfamily.
1898Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1897 691 A white butterfly with such a border becomes an extremely conspicuous object, and this appearance of Mylothris is mimicked..by species from a number of Pierine genera. 1930Proc. Entomol. Soc. London V. 66 (heading) Attacks by a sparrow upon the Pierine butterfly Aporia bieti, Oberth., at Tachienlu, Tibet. 1934Discovery July 195/2 It seemed unlikely that certain features in which the Pierines resembled the supposed models were simply adopted from the latter. Ibid., The similar features..were on the whole most distinct and most Pierine-like in those forms that were locally associated with the Pierine Pereutes and Euterpes. |