cygnine
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
- An alkaloid from plants of genus Gastrolobium, found in Australia, principally Western Australia, highly toxic to introduced animals.
形容词 adj.
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Being of the genus Cygnus (swans), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.
— The genus Choristopus, Eyton, apparently Anserine rather than Cygnine, is said to possess this character […]
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Of, concerning, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of swans.
— But, in the cutting of it, if thou dost shed / One drop of cygnine blood, thy clumsiness...
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词源 1
From Latin cygnus (“swan”), with English -ine. The alkaloid was named in reference to the Swan River in Western Australia, where the toxic plants were discovered.
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From Latin cygnus (“swan”), with English -ine. The alkaloid was named in reference to the Swan River in Western Australia, where the toxic plants were discovered.
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