单词 | golden wasp |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden wasp ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > family Chrysididae > member of genus Chrysis (ruby-tailed fly) golden wasp1773 golden fly1781 ruby-tail1826 ruby-tail fly1830 firetail1865 1773 T. P. Yeats in tr. C. Linnaeus Inst. Entomol. 192 Chrysis... The body is of a shining colour, and appears as if gilt... Geoffroy has placed them among the Vespæ..: he has, however, formed them into a separate family, under the title of Golden Wasps. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. 234 The golden-wasp tribe also (Chrysis and Parnopes)..roll themselves up..into a little ball when alarmed. 1922 Month Aug. 110 So, too, the great tribe of Golden Wasps, in incredible splendour, ruby, emerald and turquoise amidst the grey environment. < as lemmas |
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