anthobiann.adj.

Brit.

/anˈθəʊbɪən/, U.S.

/ænˈθoʊbiən/

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French anthobie , -an suffix.

Etymology: < French anthobie ( P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dict. d'hist. nat. (1817) X. 282; < ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + βίος life: see bio- comb. form) + -an suffix. Compare scientific Latin Anthobii (1819 or earlier).French anthobien is not apparently attested until later than the English word (1844 or earlier).

rare.

A. n.

An animal that lives on flowers; (Entomology) †a lamellicorn beetle of a former division Anthobii which feeds on flowers (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > that feeds on flowers

anthobian1835

flower-beetle1842

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xx. 365 Others [beetles]..devour the blossoms themselves, whence Latreille calls them Anthobians.

1990 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 14 Apr. 3 g/2 An anthobian is an animal living in or feeding on flowers.

†B. adj.

Living on flowers; Entomology of or relating to the former division Anthobii of beetles. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1883 Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag. Sept. 299/2 The Lamb played amid the flocks. Anthobian, it fed upon the flowers and ambrosial grasses of the earliest Eden.

1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms. Entomol. 10 Anthobian, feeding on flowers; applied to certain lamellicorn Coleoptera in which the labium extends beyond the mentum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthobian
释义	anthobiann.adj. Brit. /anˈθəʊbɪən/, U.S. /ænˈθoʊbiən/ Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French anthobie , -an suffix. Etymology: < French anthobie ( P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dict. d'hist. nat. (1817) X. 282; < ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + βίος life: see bio- comb. form) + -an suffix. Compare scientific Latin Anthobii (1819 or earlier).French anthobien is not apparently attested until later than the English word (1844 or earlier). rare. A. n. An animal that lives on flowers; (Entomology) †a lamellicorn beetle of a former division Anthobii which feeds on flowers (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > that feeds on flowers anthobian1835 flower-beetle1842 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xx. 365 Others [beetles]..devour the blossoms themselves, whence Latreille calls them Anthobians. 1990 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 14 Apr. 3 g/2 An anthobian is an animal living in or feeding on flowers. †B. adj. Living on flowers; Entomology of or relating to the former division Anthobii of beetles. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1883 Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag. Sept. 299/2 The Lamb played amid the flocks. Anthobian, it fed upon the flowers and ambrosial grasses of the earliest Eden. 1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms. Entomol. 10 Anthobian, feeding on flowers; applied to certain lamellicorn Coleoptera in which the labium extends beyond the mentum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1835
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