“stone、fly”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

stone-fly

释义

stone-fly
An insect of the family Perlidæ, whose larvæ are found under stones in streams; esp. Perla bicaudata, much used (in the larval or the perfect state) as a bait in angling; also, an artificial fly made in imitation of this. Also attrib.
a1450Fysshynge w. Angle (1883) 23 In May take a ston flye and þe bub vndur þe cow torde and the dor worme [etc.].1653Walton Angler iv. 97 There are as many sorts of flies as there be of fruits:..as the dun flie, the stone flie, the red flie, [etc.].1741Compl. Family-Piece ii. ii. 334 The Stone or May Fly, the Body make of Black Wool.., and the Wings make of a Drake's Down.1841E. Newman Hist. Insects 107 The May-flies or caddews, stone-flies, &c., frequent watery places.1872J. G. Wood Insects at Home 265 Larvæ of May-flies..I take in plenty, but not one single Stone-fly larva have I found.1896Lydekker Roy. Nat. Hist. VI. 171 The stone-flies (Perlidæ).

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