英语词汇“terricole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

terricole

/ˈtɛrɪkəʊl/

adjective

1 Zoology. Of an animal: living on the ground or (especially) in the earth or soil.

2 Botany. Of a lichen: growing on the ground; = terricolous. Now rare.

noun

An animal that lives on the ground or (especially) in the earth or soil; specifically a member of the former division Terricolae of annelid worms, including earthworms and other forms which lack limbs and burrow through soil or mud.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Swainson (1789–1855), naturalist and artist. From French terricole (of an animal) living on the ground or in the earth and its etymon scientific Latin terricola, specific use of classical Latin terricola inhabitant of the earth (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) from terra + -cola.

单词	terricole
释义	terricole /ˈtɛrɪkəʊl/ adjective 1 Zoology. Of an animal: living on the ground or (especially) in the earth or soil. 2 Botany. Of a lichen: growing on the ground; = terricolous. Now rare. noun An animal that lives on the ground or (especially) in the earth or soil; specifically a member of the former division Terricolae of annelid worms, including earthworms and other forms which lack limbs and burrow through soil or mud. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Swainson (1789–1855), naturalist and artist. From French terricole (of an animal) living on the ground or in the earth and its etymon scientific Latin terricola, specific use of classical Latin terricola inhabitant of the earth (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) from terra + -cola.
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