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单词 rhyssa
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Rhyssan.

Brit. /ˈrɪsə/, U.S. /ˈrɪsə/
Inflections: Plural Rhyssae.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhyssa.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhyssa, genus name ( I. L. C. Gravenhorst Ichneumonologia Europæa (1829) III. 260) < ancient Greek ῥυσός, ῥυσσός shrivelled, wrinkled, perhaps < the same base as ἐρύειν to drag, draw, and ῥυτήρ person who draws or stretches, further origin unknown + -σός, suffix forming adjectives, often those designating physical deformities.
Entomology.
Any of several very large ichneumon wasps of the genus Rhyssa, which are parasitoids of the larvae of wood-boring insects in conifers, esp. those of horntails (woodwasps), which they reach using a very long ovipositor; also called giant ichneumon, sabre wasp. Also: the genus itself.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Parasitica > superfamily Ichneumonoidea > member of family Ichneumonidae > member of genus Rhyssa
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1860 Zoologist 18 7088 I failed in making a hole in it..deep enough to ascertain what the Rhyssa is parasitical on.
1884 Science 28 Nov. 486/1 The Rhyssa larva seeks its victim, and fastens to it from the outside.
1908 C. Morley Ichneumons Great Brit. III. 26 Rhyssae are found flying in pine woods, where the larvae of Sirices attack the solid timber.
1969 R. F. Chapman Insects xxx. 629 The parasite Rhyssa (Hymenoptera) is able to detect the larva of its host Sirex (Hymenoptera) through several inches of wood.
1993 M. Chinery Insects Brit. & N. Europe (ed. 3) 266 Rhyssa is able to detect the host larvae tunnelling in the tree trunks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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