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单词 scarus
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Scarusn.

Brit. /ˈskɛːrəs/, U.S. /ˈskɛrəs/
Forms: Plural scari /ˈskɛəraɪ/.
Etymology: < Latin scarus, < Greek σκάρος.
A fish described by ancient writers; in modern use, the name of the typical genus of the family Scaridæ; a fish of this genus, a parrotfish n. Cf. scar n.4, scare n.3, scaro n.
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parrotfish1656
sea-parrot1666
scare1706
scaroa1717
scar1748
parrot wrasse1884
parrot-perch1898
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xvii. 245 The fish called Scarus..is said to chew cud.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 5 The salmon also is said to be of this number [sc. ruminants]: and, if we may believe Ovid, the scarus likewise.
1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. ii. 394 Green Scarus [etc.].
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xii. 112 The sounds of the fish called scari.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 324 Ever since the time of Aristotle it has been maintained that the Scarus ruminates.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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