| 单词 | flat rock scorpion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflat rock scorpion 1. A scorpion that frequents rocky places: (a) any of several large black scorpions of the Old World, esp. Pandinus imperator of Africa; (b) (more fully flat rock scorpion) any of several flattened scorpions of the genus Hadogenes, of southern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Scorpiones > unspecified and miscellaneous types > rock scorpion rock scorpion1789 1789 W. Paterson Narr. Four Journeys Country of Hottentots 165 The Black, or Rock Scorpion, is nearly as venomous as any of the serpent tribe. 1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 681 The great Rock-scorpion of Africa is much dreaded by the natives. 1913 J. T. Durward Holy Land & Holy Writ vii. 114 The most dangerous variety is the black rock scorpion, as thick as a finger and five or six inches long. 1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IX. 544/2 The rock-scorpion, Hadogenes, is extraordinarily flattened, being adapted for living in narrow fissures between rocks. 2001 Jrnl. Arachnol. 29 146/2 The status of the endemic South African flat rock scorpion, Hadogenes bicolor.., was reassessed. < as lemmas |
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