单词 | symphilic |
释义 | > as lemmassymphilic symphilic adj. Brit. /sɪmˈfɪlɪk/ , U.S. /sɪmˈfɪlɪk/ pertaining to or being a symphile; also figurative.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > relating to guest symphilic1919 1919 W. Osler Old Humanities ii. 12 This attention is what our symphilic community—to use a biological term—bestows on you. 1927 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Guests of Brit. Ants p. xvi They mostly possess characteristic or ‘symphilic’ colours and texture—a yellow-red, with an oily looking surface. 1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies xx. 403/2 A large percentage of the symphilic beetles..possess peculiar tufts of red or golden hairs. < as lemmas |
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