| slovo | definícia |
polyphemus
(encz) | Polyphemus, |
Polyphemus
(gcide) | Polyphemus \Pol`y*phe"mus\, n. [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed
Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.] (Zool.)
A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to
the Silkworm family (Bombycid[ae]). Its larva, which is
very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with
oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak,
chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces
a large amount of strong silk. Called also {American
silkworm}.
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polyphemus
(encz) | Polyphemus, |
polyphemus moth
(encz) | polyphemus moth, n: |
Limulus polyphemus
(gcide) | Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli
(-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zool.)
The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a
few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus
polyphemus}) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called
also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and
horsefoot.
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Telea polyphemus
(gcide) | Polyphemus \Pol`y*phe"mus\, n. [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed
Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.] (Zool.)
A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to
the Silkworm family (Bombycid[ae]). Its larva, which is
very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with
oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak,
chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces
a large amount of strong silk. Called also {American
silkworm}.
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antheraea polyphemus
(wn) | Antheraea polyphemus
n 1: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with
large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and
shade trees [syn: polyphemus moth, {Antheraea
polyphemus}] |
limulus polyphemus
(wn) | Limulus polyphemus
n 1: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North
America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a
horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related
to the wood louse [syn: horseshoe crab, king crab,
Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus] |
polyphemus moth
(wn) | polyphemus moth
n 1: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with
large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and
shade trees [syn: polyphemus moth, {Antheraea
polyphemus}] |
xiphosurus polyphemus
(wn) | Xiphosurus polyphemus
n 1: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North
America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a
horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related
to the wood louse [syn: horseshoe crab, king crab,
Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus] |
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