单词 | Sciapodes |
释义 | Sciapodes/sʌɪˈapədiːz/(also Skiapodes) Classical Mythol. noun Treated as plural. A mythical race of people supposed to have lived at the southern edge of the ancient Greek and Roman world, who each had a single leg ending in a foot of immense size with which they shaded themselves from the heat of the sun.
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hacket (fl. 1560–1590). From (i) Middle French sciapodes. |
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