| 单词 | siberian sable |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSiberian sable a. A small carnivorous quadruped, Mustela zibellina, nearly allied to the martens, and native of the arctic and sub-arctic regions of Europe and Asia. Also Russian sable, Siberian sable. In Middle English the animal and its fur are called also martrix sable, martryn sable, after Old French martre sable.The American sable, Mustela Americana, native of the arctic and sub-arctic regions of North America, is now regarded as a geographical variety of the Old World species. The red or Tatar sable is the Siberian mink, Putorius sibiricus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Martes (marten) > martes zibellina (sable) sable1423 zibeline1585 1423 Kingis Quair clvii The bugill, draware by his hornis grete; The martrik sable, the foynȝee, and mony mo. 1463–4 Rolls of Parl. V. 504/2 That noo Knyght..nor noo Wyf of eny such Knyght..were eny manere Cloth of Gold..or eny Furre of Sables. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xxiii. 62 Furres of martirs, Zebelins, Sables,..and other fine skins. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 19 Mustela Zibellina,..the Cebal, or Sable. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 355 They..catch Sables and Foxes. 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals iii. 95 The Sable is principally trapped during the colder months. < as lemmas |
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