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词汇 Sciapodes
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Definition of Sciapodes in English:

Sciapodes

(also Skiapodes)
noun sʌɪˈapədiːz
Mythology
  • Treated as plural. A mythical race of people supposed to have lived at the southern edge of the ancient Greek and Roman world, who each had a single leg ending in a foot of immense size with which they shaded themselves from the heat of the sun.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hacket (fl. 1560–1590). From (i) Middle French sciapodes.

Definition of Sciapodes in US English:

Sciapodes

(also Skiapodes)
nounsʌɪˈapədiːz
Mythology
  • Treated as plural. A mythical race of people supposed to have lived at the southern edge of the ancient Greek and Roman world, who each had a single leg ending in a foot of immense size with which they shaded themselves from the heat of the sun.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hacket (fl. 1560–1590). From (i) Middle French sciapodes.

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