eumolpid

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece
  2. Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.

词形变化

eumolpids plural eumolpidae plural eumolpids plural

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
From the family name Eumolpidae, which was named after the type genus, Eumolpus.
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