单词 | agrion |
释义 | agrionn. Any of various large damselflies of the former genus Agrion, which have a body with a bright metallic sheen and (in the males) forewings that typically have dark bands or patches (also called demoiselle). Also (in form Agrion): the genus itself.The damselflies are now placed in the genus Calopteryx and family Calopterygidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Odonata > suborder Zygoptera > member of agrion1791 damsel-fly1817 zygopterid1900 1791 T. Pennant Indian Zool. (ed. 2) 117 (table) Ordo V. Unogata... Libellula... Agrion... Julus... Scolopendra. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. 356 The Agrions, from the variety of the colours of different individuals, form no uninteresting object during a summer stroll. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 171 The larva of Agrion, which in its tapering body and anal natatorious laminæ represents a shrimp. 1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 51/2 In the genus Agrion, however, this is not the case. 1898 W. J. Holland Butterfly Bk. 86 In flight they are said to somewhat resemble the dragon-flies of the genus Agrion. 1937 C. Longfield Dragonflies Brit. Isles 144 The Demoiselle Agrion... This jewel of the Damsel-flies can only be mistaken for one other, the Banded Agrion. 2002 Guardian 22 June i. 24/8 We have seen more and more banded agrion damselflies, a metallic blue-green beast. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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