morphon.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːfəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrfoʊ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Morpho.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Morpho, genus name (J. C. Fabricius 1807, in Magazin f. Insectenkunde 6 280) < Hellenistic Greek Μορϕώ , an epithet of Aphrodite, perhaps < ancient Greek μορϕή (see -morph comb. form).

Any of several large Central and South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Morpho, the males of which have bright iridescent blue wings. Also morpho butterfly. Also (in form Morpho): the genus itself.

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leaf butterfly1838

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owl butterfly1881

map butterfly1894

1853 A. R. Wallace Narr. Trav. Amazon 14 Among them [sc. butterflies] were..three Morphos, those splendid large metallic-blue butterflies which are always first noticed by travellers in South America.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. iii. 103 The splendid metallic blue Morphos..are generally confined to the shady alleys of the forest.

1883 Amer. Naturalist 17 482 Brilliant blue Morpho butterflies..remind the entomologist that he is still in Brazil.

1925 Glasgow Herald 1 Aug. 4/2 In the parapet of a fine staircase in one of the Oxford colleges there is a piece of Labradorite with a bewitching blue colour that recalls the tail of a peacock and the wing of a Morpho butterfly.

1926 Glasgow Herald 12 June 4 A morpho may have a million and a half scales on its four great wings.

1969 E. Bishop Compl. Poems 210 Oil..like bits of mirror—no, more blue than that: Like tatters of the Morpho butterfly.

1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 67/2 Only here [i.e. in the tropical rain forest] are found such insects as the brilliant blue morpho butterfly of tropical America.

1992 Zoo Life Winter 66/2 In our search for the golden frogs' nighttime locations, we saw..sleeping metallic blue morpho butterflies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morpho
释义	morphon. Brit. /ˈmɔːfəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɔrfoʊ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Morpho. Etymology: < scientific Latin Morpho, genus name (J. C. Fabricius 1807, in Magazin f. Insectenkunde 6 280) < Hellenistic Greek Μορϕώ , an epithet of Aphrodite, perhaps < ancient Greek μορϕή (see -morph comb. form). Any of several large Central and South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Morpho, the males of which have bright iridescent blue wings. Also morpho butterfly. Also (in form Morpho): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > miscellaneous types white1766 rocket1832 leaf butterfly1838 morpho1853 owl butterfly1881 map butterfly1894 1853 A. R. Wallace Narr. Trav. Amazon 14 Among them [sc. butterflies] were..three Morphos, those splendid large metallic-blue butterflies which are always first noticed by travellers in South America. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. iii. 103 The splendid metallic blue Morphos..are generally confined to the shady alleys of the forest. 1883 Amer. Naturalist 17 482 Brilliant blue Morpho butterflies..remind the entomologist that he is still in Brazil. 1925 Glasgow Herald 1 Aug. 4/2 In the parapet of a fine staircase in one of the Oxford colleges there is a piece of Labradorite with a bewitching blue colour that recalls the tail of a peacock and the wing of a Morpho butterfly. 1926 Glasgow Herald 12 June 4 A morpho may have a million and a half scales on its four great wings. 1969 E. Bishop Compl. Poems 210 Oil..like bits of mirror—no, more blue than that: Like tatters of the Morpho butterfly. 1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 67/2 Only here [i.e. in the tropical rain forest] are found such insects as the brilliant blue morpho butterfly of tropical America. 1992 Zoo Life Winter 66/2 In our search for the golden frogs' nighttime locations, we saw..sleeping metallic blue morpho butterflies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : morpho-comb. form < n.1853 see also
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