uraniidadj.n.

Brit.

/jᵿˈreɪnɪɪd/, U.S.

/jʊˈreɪnɪᵻd/,

/juˈreɪnɪᵻd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Urania , -id suffix³.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Urania, genus name (J. C. Fabricius 1807, in Magazin f. Insektenkunde 6 279) + -id suffix³, after Uraniidae, family name ( J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classsif. Insects (1840) II. 364).

Entomology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the family Uraniidae of tropical moths, many of which are large, brightly coloured, and diurnal.

ΚΠ

1897 Nature 17 June 153/2 Papilio alcidinus has acquired that wonderful similarity in colour and form to its model, an Uraniid moth.

1950 V. B. Wigglesworth Princ. Insect Physiol. (ed. 4) iii. 48 Uraniid larvae (Chrysiridia) may be caused to suffer a precocious metamorphosis and produce adults of half the usual size.

2002 Biotropica 34 452 The diurnal uraniid moth Urania fulgens undertakes often spectacular long-distance migrations in Central and South America.

B. n.

A moth of the family Uraniidae.

ΚΠ

1899 Sat. Rev. 27 May 661/2 We may congratulate our author on the happy choice of the Castniids and the Uraniids as illustrating the artificial division between butterflies and moths.

1959 A. B. Klots & E. B. Klots Living Insects of World xi. 153/1 The Uraniids (Plate 64) are a relatively small family almost limited to the tropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.

2002 M. Burton & R. Burton Internat. Wildlife Encycl. (ed. 3) XX. 2806/1 (caption) Less brilliantly colored than some uraniids, Nyctalemon patroclus has a wingspan of about 5 inches (13 cm).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uraniid
释义	uraniidadj.n. Brit. /jᵿˈreɪnɪɪd/, U.S. /jʊˈreɪnɪᵻd/, /juˈreɪnɪᵻd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Urania , -id suffix³. Etymology: < scientific Latin Urania, genus name (J. C. Fabricius 1807, in Magazin f. Insektenkunde 6 279) + -id suffix³, after Uraniidae, family name ( J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classsif. Insects (1840) II. 364). Entomology. A. adj. Of or relating to the family Uraniidae of tropical moths, many of which are large, brightly coloured, and diurnal. ΚΠ 1897 Nature 17 June 153/2 Papilio alcidinus has acquired that wonderful similarity in colour and form to its model, an Uraniid moth. 1950 V. B. Wigglesworth Princ. Insect Physiol. (ed. 4) iii. 48 Uraniid larvae (Chrysiridia) may be caused to suffer a precocious metamorphosis and produce adults of half the usual size. 2002 Biotropica 34 452 The diurnal uraniid moth Urania fulgens undertakes often spectacular long-distance migrations in Central and South America. B. n. A moth of the family Uraniidae. ΚΠ 1899 Sat. Rev. 27 May 661/2 We may congratulate our author on the happy choice of the Castniids and the Uraniids as illustrating the artificial division between butterflies and moths. 1959 A. B. Klots & E. B. Klots Living Insects of World xi. 153/1 The Uraniids (Plate 64) are a relatively small family almost limited to the tropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. 2002 M. Burton & R. Burton Internat. Wildlife Encycl. (ed. 3) XX. 2806/1 (caption) Less brilliantly colored than some uraniids, Nyctalemon patroclus has a wingspan of about 5 inches (13 cm). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1897
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