rhesus monkey的词源

英文词源

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1942, from the first letters of rhesus; so called because the blood group, and its effects, were discovered in the blood of rhesus monkeys (1941).

中文词源

rhesus monkey:恒河猴

印度东部发现的猴子,其名字来自拉丁语 Rhesus,来自希腊语 Rhesos,传说中古希腊城邦 Thrace 的君主,字面意思为统治者,来自 PIE*reg,统治,管理,词源同 regal,regulate.但借用 该拉丁语来命名这种猴子的原因不详。

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