myrmidonianadj.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻˈdəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmərməˈdoʊniən/

Forms: see myrmidon n. and -ian suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myrmidon n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < myrmidon n. + -ian suffix. In sense 1 the application to ants implies a pseudo-etymological association with ancient Greek μύρμηξ (see etymological note s.v. myrmidon n.).

Now rare.

1. Of or relating to ants (often with humorous or mock-pompous allusion to sense 2). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to ants

myrmidonian1599

formicarian1607

formic1816

formican1880

formicine1885

1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 58 To keepe out fell and black Monopolites, The Myrmedonian crue [sc. ants].

1667 W. Curtius Let. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) II. 195 I send you a specimen of our ant-mastic or frankincense... Belike, this place, inhabited by myriads of myrmidonian chymists [sc. ants], may be a special magazine of their elaborate and fragrant commodity.

1747 W. Gould Acct. Eng. Ants 106 The Myrmidonian and Jet Settlements are particularly delighted with Juices.

1818 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (ed. 2) II. xvii. 72 As the exploits of frogs and mice were the theme of Homer's muse, so..might I celebrate..the exhibition of Myrmidonian valour.

1960 B. Wright tr. R. Queneau Zazie in Metro xvii. 196 Like unto the coleopter attacked by a myrmidonian column, like unto the ox assailed by a hirudinal shoal, Gabriel shook himself, squirmed and squiggled.

2. Frequently in form Myrmidonian. Of or relating to the Myrmidons of Homer's Iliad; designating or resembling a Myrmidon.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > [adjective] > warrior caste or race

myrmidonian1624

Nair1888

1624 in W. Bedell Lett. ii. 48 All those Myrmidonian fights and bloudie encounters.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 72 That Mirmidonian Phillip, and these Epirean worthies, Pyrhus and Scanderberg.

1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. ix. 244 The Myrmidonian Tents and Vessels.

1762 G. Cockings War iv. 23 Between the rampart, and the swelling flood, The fretful Myrmidonian leaders stood.

1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto III 3 But, possibly, some German Duke may move, And make a tendre of his heavy love! His wide dominions—miles, p'rhaps, nine or ten; His Myrmidonian phalanx—fifty men!

1804 J. Larwood No Gun Boats 18 Every bark would become a Trojan Horse..the myrmidonian cohorts would issue from its fatal carcase.

1867 Michigan Univ. Mag. Jan. 148 Hence, if thou wilt, to Phthia's strand; there rule thy myrmidonian band!

1998 E. R. Anderson tr. Virgil Aeneid 253 in E. R. Anderson Gram. Iconism ii. xi. 321 Night rushed from Ocean enfolding earth and sky in vast darkness and Myrmidonian guile.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrmidonian
释义	myrmidonianadj. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻˈdəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌmərməˈdoʊniən/ Forms: see myrmidon n. and -ian suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myrmidon n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < myrmidon n. + -ian suffix. In sense 1 the application to ants implies a pseudo-etymological association with ancient Greek μύρμηξ (see etymological note s.v. myrmidon n.). Now rare. 1. Of or relating to ants (often with humorous or mock-pompous allusion to sense 2). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to ants myrmidonian1599 formicarian1607 formic1816 formican1880 formicine1885 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 58 To keepe out fell and black Monopolites, The Myrmedonian crue [sc. ants]. 1667 W. Curtius Let. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) II. 195 I send you a specimen of our ant-mastic or frankincense... Belike, this place, inhabited by myriads of myrmidonian chymists [sc. ants], may be a special magazine of their elaborate and fragrant commodity. 1747 W. Gould Acct. Eng. Ants 106 The Myrmidonian and Jet Settlements are particularly delighted with Juices. 1818 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (ed. 2) II. xvii. 72 As the exploits of frogs and mice were the theme of Homer's muse, so..might I celebrate..the exhibition of Myrmidonian valour. 1960 B. Wright tr. R. Queneau Zazie in Metro xvii. 196 Like unto the coleopter attacked by a myrmidonian column, like unto the ox assailed by a hirudinal shoal, Gabriel shook himself, squirmed and squiggled. 2. Frequently in form Myrmidonian. Of or relating to the Myrmidons of Homer's Iliad; designating or resembling a Myrmidon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > [adjective] > warrior caste or race myrmidonian1624 Nair1888 1624 in W. Bedell Lett. ii. 48 All those Myrmidonian fights and bloudie encounters. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 72 That Mirmidonian Phillip, and these Epirean worthies, Pyrhus and Scanderberg. 1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. ix. 244 The Myrmidonian Tents and Vessels. 1762 G. Cockings War iv. 23 Between the rampart, and the swelling flood, The fretful Myrmidonian leaders stood. 1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto III 3 But, possibly, some German Duke may move, And make a tendre of his heavy love! His wide dominions—miles, p'rhaps, nine or ten; His Myrmidonian phalanx—fifty men! 1804 J. Larwood No Gun Boats 18 Every bark would become a Trojan Horse..the myrmidonian cohorts would issue from its fatal carcase. 1867 Michigan Univ. Mag. Jan. 148 Hence, if thou wilt, to Phthia's strand; there rule thy myrmidonian band! 1998 E. R. Anderson tr. Virgil Aeneid 253 in E. R. Anderson Gram. Iconism ii. xi. 321 Night rushed from Ocean enfolding earth and sky in vast darkness and Myrmidonian guile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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