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单词 sitaris
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Sitarisn.

Brit. /ˈsɪtərɪs/, /sᵻˈtɑːrɪs/, U.S. /ˈsɪdərəs/, /səˈtɑrəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sitaris.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Sitaris, genus name (Latreille, 1802) < ancient Greek σιτάριον bit of corn or bread, bit of food ( < σῖτος corn, food (see sito- comb. form) + -άριον , extended form of -ιον , diminutive suffix); with the ending of the scientific Latin word perhaps compare -id suffix2.Compare French sitaris (Latreille, 1802).
Entomology.
A genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) which are kleptoparasites of bees of the genus Anthophora. Also: a beetle of this genus; spec. Sitaris muralis, which is native to western Europe and has a black body with yellow-orange patches on the front of the elytra.Valid publication of the genus name: P. A. Latreille Buffon's Hist. Nat.: Crustacés et Insectes (1802) III.187.
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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 726 (caption) Subulate elytra. Sitaris.
1866 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 4) xiv. 530 The first larval form of a certain beetle, the Sitaris,..is a minute active insect.
1881 Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 337 The female Sitaris..lays her eggs in a mass glued together.
1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) 521 The life-history of Meloë has been partially followed by Newport..and is apparently very similar to that of Sitaris.
1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 159/2 The first-stage larvae of Sitaris crawl into the nest entrances of terrestrial bees in the springtime.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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