tettixn.

/ˈtɛtɪks/

Etymology: < Greek τέττιξ.

1. The cicada or tree-cricket, a homopterous winged insect: so called by the ancient Greeks, and hence in reference to Greece, Greek poets, etc. The South European species is Cicada orni.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Cicadidae

cicada?a1475

cigala1484

bow-krickel1658

locust1709

harvest-fly1753

spit-insect1755

tettix1775

balm-cricket1783

cicala1821

tree-hopper1836

cicad1855

knife-grinder1859

scissors-grinder1875

jar-fly1880

squeaker1887

New Forest cicada1978

1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor lxxxii. 276 The Tettinx [1825 tettix] or Cicada in the day-time is extremely troublesome.

1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxiv. 402 One bard entreats the shepherds to spare the innoxious Tettixs, that nightingale of the Nymphs.

1871 M. Collins Inn of Strange Meetings 40 Anacreon's tettix, singing in the trees.

1900 Daily News 13 Dec. 5/2 The much-sung ‘tettix’, or cicada.

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2. Entomology. A genus of Acridiidæ, or short-horned grasshoppers, typical of the orthopterous subfamily Tettiginæ, having the pronotum horizontal and the antennæ thirteen- or fourteen-jointed. Two species are known in Britain and nine in U.S.

3. golden tettix n. [Greek χρυσοῦς τέττιξ] an ornament worn in the hair by Athenians before Solon's time, as an emblem of their being descended from the original inhabitants of the city.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > hair ornaments

penner1624

golden tettix1874

slide1897

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece v. 135 Fastened their hair with a golden tettix.

1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 28 Citizens Like Aristeides and like Miltiades Wore each a golden tettix in his hair.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tettix
释义	tettixn. /ˈtɛtɪks/ Etymology: < Greek τέττιξ. 1. The cicada or tree-cricket, a homopterous winged insect: so called by the ancient Greeks, and hence in reference to Greece, Greek poets, etc. The South European species is Cicada orni. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Cicadidae cicada?a1475 cigala1484 bow-krickel1658 locust1709 harvest-fly1753 spit-insect1755 tettix1775 balm-cricket1783 cicala1821 tree-hopper1836 cicad1855 knife-grinder1859 scissors-grinder1875 jar-fly1880 squeaker1887 New Forest cicada1978 1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor lxxxii. 276 The Tettinx [1825 tettix] or Cicada in the day-time is extremely troublesome. 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxiv. 402 One bard entreats the shepherds to spare the innoxious Tettixs, that nightingale of the Nymphs. 1871 M. Collins Inn of Strange Meetings 40 Anacreon's tettix, singing in the trees. 1900 Daily News 13 Dec. 5/2 The much-sung ‘tettix’, or cicada. Categories » 2. Entomology. A genus of Acridiidæ, or short-horned grasshoppers, typical of the orthopterous subfamily Tettiginæ, having the pronotum horizontal and the antennæ thirteen- or fourteen-jointed. Two species are known in Britain and nine in U.S. 3. golden tettix n. [Greek χρυσοῦς τέττιξ] an ornament worn in the hair by Athenians before Solon's time, as an emblem of their being descended from the original inhabitants of the city. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > hair ornaments penner1624 golden tettix1874 slide1897 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece v. 135 Fastened their hair with a golden tettix. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 28 Citizens Like Aristeides and like Miltiades Wore each a golden tettix in his hair. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1775
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