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culex [culex 词源字典]: "A mosquito of a genus which includes a number of kinds commonly found in cooler regions. They do not transmit malaria, but can pass on a variety of other parasites including those causing filariasis", Latin, 'gnat'.[culex etymology, culex origin, 英语词源]
conceptus: "The embryo in the womb, especially during the early stages of pregnancy", Mid 18th century: from Latin, 'conception, embryo', from concept- 'conceived', from the verb concipere.
concertino: "A simple or short concerto", Late 18th century: Italian, diminutive of concerto (see concerto).
Canary Islands: "A group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of Africa, forming an autonomous region of Spain; capital, Las Palmas; population 2,098,593 (2009). The group includes the islands of Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, Hierro, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote", From French Canarie, via Spanish from Latin Canaria (insula) '(island) of dogs', from canis 'dog', one of the islands being noted in Roman times for large dogs.
chalcogenide: "A binary compound of an element with a chalcogen, especially a chalcogen other than oxygen", 1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From chalco- + -gen + -ide, after German Chalkogenid.
capitao mor: "In Portuguese colonies: (the title of) a nobleman acting as a representative of the Portuguese government and governing a captaincy", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), army officer and prime minister. From Portuguese capitão mor from capitão + mor.
chemin de fer: "A card game which is a variety of baccarat", Late 19th century: French, literally 'railway'.
colorific: "Having much colour", Late 17th century: from French colorifique or modern Latin colorificus, from Latin color 'colour'.
cingulum: "A curved bundle of nerve fibres in each hemisphere of the brain", Mid 19th century: from Latin, 'belt', from cingere 'gird'.
crocodile tears: "Tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere", Mid 16th century: said to be so named from a belief that crocodiles wept while devouring or luring their prey.
Christmas cactus: "A South American cactus with flattened segmented stems and red, pink, or white flowers, grown as a houseplant", So named because it flowers at about the northern midwinter.
clypeus: "A broad plate at the front of an insect’s head", Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally 'round shield'.
caudex: "The axis of a woody plant, especially a palm or tree fern, comprising the stem and root", Late 18th century: from Latin, earlier form of codex.
contuse: "Injure (a part of the body) without breaking the skin, forming a bruise", Late Middle English: from Latin contus- 'bruised, crushed', from the verb contundere, from con- 'together' + tundere 'beat, thump'.
crevette: "A shrimp or prawn, especially as an item on a menu", French.
crasis: "A contraction of two adjacent vowels into one long vowel or diphthong, for example the reduction of words in ancient Greek from three syllables to two", Mid 16th century (as a medical term denoting the blending of physical qualities giving rise to a particular state of health): from Greek krasis 'mixture'.
crake: "A bird of the rail family with a short bill, such as the corncrake", Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven): from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin.
cancericidal: "= cancerocidal", 1930s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From cancer + -i- + -cidal.
cysteine: "A sulphur-containing amino acid which occurs in keratins and other proteins, often in the form of cystine, and is a constituent of many enzymes", Late 19th century: from cystine + -eine (variant of -ine⁴).
crinal: "Of, relating to, or characteristic of the hair, especially of the head", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From classical Latin crīnālis worn in the hair, covered with hair-like filaments from crīnis hair + -ālis.