Heliconianadj.

/hɛlɪˈkəʊnɪən/

Etymology: In sense 1, < Latin Helicōnius = Greek Ἑλικώνιος , < Ἑλικών (see Helicon n. and -ian suffix). In sense 2, < modern Latin Helicōnia, a genus of butterflies.

1. Pertaining to Helicon, or to the Muses.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > relating to the muse

musical1490

Heliconian1557

Pierian1591

Castalian1602

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. N.iiii Th Heliconian Nymphs.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Aa2^v Th'Heliconian maides.

1635 J. Taylor Life T. Parr in Wks. (1872) 17 He..ne'er did taste the Heliconian cup.

1779 W. Cowper Let. 14 Nov. (1979) I. 308 Your Approbation of my last Heliconian Present, encourages me to send you another.

1868 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius 224 Shutting reasons up in rhythm, Or Heliconian honey in living words, To make a truth less harsh.

2. Entomology. Belonging to the genus Heliconia, or family Heliconiidæ of butterflies.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Heliconiidae

Heliconian1826

Heliconideous1867

Heliconoid1887

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) III. xxxv. 645 In several of the Heliconian butterflies the greater part of both wings is transparent.

Derivatives

Helicoˈnideous adj.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Heliconiidae

Heliconian1826

Heliconideous1867

Heliconoid1887

1867 A. R. Wallace Contrib. Theory Nat. Select. (1871) iii. 85 Every species of Napeogenes mimics some other Heliconideous butterfly.

ˈHeliconine adj.

ˈHeliconoid adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Heliconiidae

Heliconian1826

Heliconideous1867

Heliconoid1887

1887 A. R. Wallace in Fortn. Rev. Sept. 355 The immense variety of the Heliconoid butterflies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	heliconian
释义	Heliconianadj. /hɛlɪˈkəʊnɪən/ Etymology: In sense 1, < Latin Helicōnius = Greek Ἑλικώνιος , < Ἑλικών (see Helicon n. and -ian suffix). In sense 2, < modern Latin Helicōnia, a genus of butterflies. 1. Pertaining to Helicon, or to the Muses. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > relating to the muse musical1490 Heliconian1557 Pierian1591 Castalian1602 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. N.iiii Th Heliconian Nymphs. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Aa2^v Th'Heliconian maides. 1635 J. Taylor Life T. Parr in Wks. (1872) 17 He..ne'er did taste the Heliconian cup. 1779 W. Cowper Let. 14 Nov. (1979) I. 308 Your Approbation of my last Heliconian Present, encourages me to send you another. 1868 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius 224 Shutting reasons up in rhythm, Or Heliconian honey in living words, To make a truth less harsh. 2. Entomology. Belonging to the genus Heliconia, or family Heliconiidæ of butterflies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Heliconiidae Heliconian1826 Heliconideous1867 Heliconoid1887 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) III. xxxv. 645 In several of the Heliconian butterflies the greater part of both wings is transparent. Derivatives Helicoˈnideous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Heliconiidae Heliconian1826 Heliconideous1867 Heliconoid1887 1867 A. R. Wallace Contrib. Theory Nat. Select. (1871) iii. 85 Every species of Napeogenes mimics some other Heliconideous butterfly. ˈHeliconine adj. ˈHeliconoid adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Heliconiidae Heliconian1826 Heliconideous1867 Heliconoid1887 1887 A. R. Wallace in Fortn. Rev. Sept. 355 The immense variety of the Heliconoid butterflies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1557
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