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单词 pupivora
释义

Pupivoran.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pupivora.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Pupivora, plural noun (P.-A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne animal (1817) III. 462), literally ‘devouring pupae’ < pupi- , combining form of pupa pupa n. + classical Latin -vora , neuter plural of -vorus (see -vorous comb. form). Compare French pupivores, plural noun (1817 in the same source).It is possible that Pupivores in quot. 1842 for pupivore n. at Derivatives may instead show an instance of the French word or of an (apparently otherwise unrecorded) Latin plural noun. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (piupi·vŏră) /pjuːˈpɪvərə/.
Entomology. Obsolete.
With plural agreement. A former division of parasitic hymenoptera comprising those that deposit their eggs in the pupae or larvae of other insects; insects of this division (collectively or individually).
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1832 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom XV. 359 (heading) Pupivora.
1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 132/1 The Pupivora appear to be destined to prevent other tribes of insects (particularly the Lepidoptera) from becoming numerous.

Derivatives

pupivore n. Obsolete rare an insect of this division .Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1000/1 Pu′pivores, Pupivora.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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