eumolpid

词形变化

eumolpids 复数 eumolpidae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece

  2. 1.

    Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.

    生物 动物学

词源

From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).

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