单词 | sirex |
释义 | sirexn. Entomology. A wood-wasp or horntail of the genus Sirex, whose larvæ burrow into the trunks of trees. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Symphta or Phytophaga Sessiliventres > family Siricidae or Uroceridae > member of (horn-tail) > member of genus Sirex sirex1895 1895 Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 509 The Sirex will..attack a perfectly healthy tree immediately after it has been felled. 1908 A. T. Gillanders Forest Entomol. v. 190 The female Sirex..is armed with a long ovipositor. 1928 Bull. Entomol. Res. 19 219 (heading) The Sirex wood~wasps and their importance in forestry. 1958 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Sept. 87/1 The sirex woodwasp..attacks live and freshly felled trees. 1969 Sun (Melbourne) 26 June 16/2 The dreaded sirex wasp has been found in pine plantations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1895 |
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