单词 | golden knop |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden knop golden knop n. †(a) (also in plural) any of various buttercups of the genus Ranunculus (cf. earlier gold-knop n.) (obsolete); (b) English regional (eastern) a ladybird (now historical and rare). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Coccinellidae > member of (lady-bird) ladycow1583 golden knop1592 cow-lady1656 ladybird1673 lady-clock1682 lady fly1714 ladybeetle1766 ladybug1787 bishy barnabee1789 coccinella1815 soldier1848 Judycow1855 bishop1875 coccinellid1887 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 36 Yealow Crowfoote, or golden Knop. 1673 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 59 A Bishop, the little spotted beetle commonly called the Lady cow, or Lady-bird. I have heard this insect in other places called a Golden-Knop. 1717 G. London & H. Wise Retir'd Gard'ner (new ed.) v. i. 251 (heading) Of Bassinets, otherwise call'd Golden-Knops, or Butter-flowers. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Golden-knop, the lady-fly; otherwise golden-bug. This name must be from the colour or brilliancy of the insect's head. 1919 Amer. Botanist 25 127 Golden knops applied to several species of Ranunculus. 2010 P. Marren & R. Mabey Bugs Britannica 348 Ladybirds Coccinellidae V[ernacular] N[ames]: bishop barnabee.., golden beetles (Suffolk), golden knop, goldie bird. < as lemmas |
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