| 释义 |
‖ Beroe Zool.|ˈbɛrəʊiː|
[a. L. Beroë, Gr. βερόη, name of a daughter of the mythical Oceanus.]
A genus of small, gelatinous, marine animals classed by Huxley among the Cœlenterata; they swim freely in the sea, and are phosphorescent at night.
1769Phil. Trans. LIX. 144 The beroe is a marine animal found on our coasts. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. vi. 198 [The gelatines] as well as the beroe, are said to form part of the food of the whale. 1883Harper's Mag. Jan. 181/2 The beroes are perhaps the most familiar. |