anthocoridn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌanθəˈkɒrɪd/, U.S.

/ˌænθəˈkɔrɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Anthocoridae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Anthocoridae, family name (1851 or earlier; originally in form Anthocoridea (F. X. Fieber 1837, in Beiträge zur gesammten Natur u. Heilwiss., Prag 1 106)) < Anthocoris , genus name ( C. F. Fallén Specimen novam Hemiptera disponendi methodum exhibens (1814) 9; < antho- antho- comb. form + ancient Greek κόρις bedbug: see coreopsis n.) + -idae -id suffix³. Compare French anthocorides, plural noun ( C. B. J. Amyot & J. G. Audinet-Serville Hist. nat. des insectes: Hémiptères (1843) 262).

Entomology.

A. n.

Any member of the family Anthocoridae, comprising small, oval-shaped, flattened hemipteran insects which prey on small arthropods; also called flower bug.

ΚΠ

1903 Science 23 Jan. 154/2 He records the finding of an Anthocorid..in a bed in Liverpool.

1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) iii. 462 Some Anthocorids are myrmecophiles; some others live in birds' nests.

2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 157 Anthocorids..do not use their legs to hold prey.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to the family Anthocoridae (see sense A.).

ΚΠ

1917 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 52 649 Of the thirty-five new forms here included, only one is found on beetles, while one other is..parasitic on a minute Anthocorid bug.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 844/2 These washes are not toxic to the eggs of the Mite, but destroy its natural enemies, chiefly the small Anthocorid Bugs, which suck the eggs and attack the mites in spring thus keeping the pest in check.

2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 159 Distinctively thickened or lengthened legs..are used to kick and pierce the bodies of predators, such as anthocorid bugs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthocorid
释义	anthocoridn.adj. Brit. /ˌanθəˈkɒrɪd/, U.S. /ˌænθəˈkɔrɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Anthocoridae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Anthocoridae, family name (1851 or earlier; originally in form Anthocoridea (F. X. Fieber 1837, in Beiträge zur gesammten Natur u. Heilwiss., Prag 1 106)) < Anthocoris , genus name ( C. F. Fallén Specimen novam Hemiptera disponendi methodum exhibens (1814) 9; < antho- antho- comb. form + ancient Greek κόρις bedbug: see coreopsis n.) + -idae -id suffix³. Compare French anthocorides, plural noun ( C. B. J. Amyot & J. G. Audinet-Serville Hist. nat. des insectes: Hémiptères (1843) 262). Entomology. A. n. Any member of the family Anthocoridae, comprising small, oval-shaped, flattened hemipteran insects which prey on small arthropods; also called flower bug. ΚΠ 1903 Science 23 Jan. 154/2 He records the finding of an Anthocorid..in a bed in Liverpool. 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) iii. 462 Some Anthocorids are myrmecophiles; some others live in birds' nests. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 157 Anthocorids..do not use their legs to hold prey. B. adj. Of or belonging to the family Anthocoridae (see sense A.). ΚΠ 1917 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 52 649 Of the thirty-five new forms here included, only one is found on beetles, while one other is..parasitic on a minute Anthocorid bug. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 844/2 These washes are not toxic to the eggs of the Mite, but destroy its natural enemies, chiefly the small Anthocorid Bugs, which suck the eggs and attack the mites in spring thus keeping the pest in check. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 159 Distinctively thickened or lengthened legs..are used to kick and pierce the bodies of predators, such as anthocorid bugs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1903
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