| 单词 | case-winged |
| 释义 | > as lemmascase-winged case-winged adj. [after post-classical Latin coleopterus (1634 or earlier) or its etymon ancient Greek κολεόπτερος (Aristotle): see Coleoptera n.] Entomology (now rare) having wings (apparently) enclosed in a case; having hardened forewings (cf. case-wing n.); spec. = coleopterous adj. ΚΠ 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 171 Somewhat a like contrivance to this of Flies shall we find in most other Animals, such as all kinds of Flies and case-wing'd creatures. 1749 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 418/2 When wild they [sc. Alpine mice] feed on fruits, herbs, grass, roots, and even case-winged insects and locusts. 1854 A. Adams et al. Man. Nat. Hist. 174 The extreme diversity of form often assumed by these case-winged insects may be well shewn. 1907 Zool. Bull. (Div. Zool. Pennsylvania Dept. Agric.) 5 89 These insects are known as Flea Beetles from the fact that they jump like fleas, but they are true Beetles or ‘Case-winged Insects’. < as lemmas |
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