| 单词 | scarab beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscarab beetle a. In early use, a beetle of any kind (chiefly referred to as supposed to be bred in and to feed upon dung). Now rare exc. (also scarab beetle) as applied to the scarabæid beetle, Ateuchus sacer, reverenced by the ancient Egyptians (cf. sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > supposed to be bred in or fed on dung scarab1579 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Ateuchus scarab1579 scarabee1591 pilulary1661 spring beetle1799 pill chafer1804 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 1v The Scarabe flies ouer many a sweet flower, and lightes in a cowshard. 1615 G. Markham Pleasures Princes (1635) ii. 15 A hollow Cane in which he may put them [Maggots, etc.], and Scarrabs. 1681 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 3. 54 A large Scarabe, I found among Goods brought from the Indies. 1776 G. White Let. 3 Apr. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 208 This stomach was..stuffed..with..various insects; such as small scarabs, spiders, and dragon-flies. 1845 R. Browning Glove in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 34 An Arab As glossy and black as a scarab. 1904 E. A. T. W. Budge Guide 3rd & 4th Egypt. Rooms Brit. Museum 187 A deceased king is said to have entered the boat of the Sun in the form of the scarab. < as lemmas |
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