单词 | jacule |
释义 | † jaculen. Obsolete. rare. A serpent that darts on its prey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > that darts on its prey jacule1572 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. ix Þe serpent þt hat Iaculus fleeþ as a darte..and ȝif he meteþ wiþ any beeste he þroweþ hym silfe þere vpon and sleeþ it.] 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 62v N. beareth Azure, a Iacule d'Argent. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 182 The manner of progression in the swiftest serpent we know, which is the Jaculus, is by instantly coiling itself upon its tail, and darting from thence to its full extent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1572 |
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