| 单词 | nose horn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnose horn nose horn n. †(a) a beetle that has a horn on the head, such as a rhinoceros beetle (obsolete); (b) a horn on the nose of an animal, esp. an animal with multiple horns such as a ceratopsian dinosaur. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > with horn on nose nose horn1658 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1008 We have seen four kindes of Nose-horns, the chiefest and greatest of all lives in India, it is very black, it hath a nose on its face crooked horn'd like to the stern of a ship. 1897 Cent. Mag. Nov. 21/1 One of the species, Agathaumas silvestris.., is distinguished by its nose-horn pointing forward; another, Agathaumas sphenocerus.., by its nose-horn pointing straight up. 1996 Science 18 Oct. 367/1 Ceratopsians evolved into two major lineages: the centrosaurs, generally with shorter frills, large nose horns, and small eye horns.., and the chasmosaurs, who tended to sport larger frills, smaller nose horns, and larger eye horns. < as lemmas |
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