单词 | mason fly |
释义 | > as lemmasmason fly mason fly n. = mason wasp n. ΚΠ 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 83 It is called a Mason-fly from the great quantity of mire and mortar which it carries into houses and elsewhere, wherewith to build its nests. 1896 B. Spencer Rep. Horn Sci. Exped. Central Austral. I. 98 A black and white mason fly was making persistent efforts to drag a heavy spider..to its nest. 1949 K. Patchen Red Wine & Yellow Hair 35 O the wonderful wonderful wonderful careless careful quietude of the mason-fly. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。