| 释义 |
† ˈcephen Obs.
[a. Gr. κηϕήν drone-bee.]
A drone-bee.
[1601Holland Pliny I. 318 The Drones at the beginning be termed Sirenes or Cephenes.] 1609C. Butler Fem. Mon. i. (1623) C iij, They will..call out the Drones, yea and pull out the Cephens that are shut vp in the cells. 1657S. Purchas Pol. Flying-Ins. 21 They lay their Cephen-seeds in a wide comb by themselves. |