| 单词 | porcupine man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasporcupine man porcupine man n. a man affected with the skin disorder ichthyosis hystrix gravior (see porcupine disease n.; used esp. of members of the Lambert kindred, in whom the disorder was originally described in the 18th cent.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > ichthyosis > person porcupine man1756 1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 22 The person therein mentioned is still alive, and was lately shewn at London, by the name of the Porcupine-man. 1872 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 6) vii. 201 Monstrosities, such as six-fingered men, porcupine men. 1948 Arch. Dermatol. & Syphilol. 58 349 The countless curious at the circus side show enjoy the sight of the nevoid ‘porcupine man’ as much as that of the..ichthyotic ‘fish lady’, and the rest of the galaxy of unfortunates with ectodermal diseases. 2001 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Neighbor section) 1 Some woman apparently married this man because he had six sons and they were all porcupine men with quills, too. < as lemmas |
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