nounPlural apollosəˈpɒləʊ
A large butterfly which has creamy-white wings marked with black and red spots, found chiefly on the mountains of mainland Europe.
阿波罗绢蝶
Parnassius apollo, family Papilionidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Small apollo butterflies demonstrate various means of defense to increase their chances of survival.
- The apollo goes one step further; after mating he secretes and glues a rigid structure called a ‘sphragis’ over the unfortunate female's abdomen.
- The adult Apollo butterfly can be seen during July and August on sunny hills and mountains 1,500 to 6,500 feet above sea level.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Apollo.
proper nounəˈpɒləʊ
1Greek Mythology
A god, son of Zeus and Leto and brother of Artemis. He is associated with music, poetic inspiration, archery, prophecy, medicine, pastoral life, and the sun.
2The American space programme for landing astronauts on the moon. Apollo 8 was the first mission to orbit the moon (1968), Apollo 11 was the first to land astronauts (1969), and five further landings took place up to 1972.
Rhymes
follow, hollow, Rollo, swallow, wallow