Note: It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sembling box — noun (zoology) A collector s box enclosing a captive female • • • Main Entry: ↑semble … Useful english dictionary
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Semble — Sem ble, v. i. [F. sembler. See {Semblable}, a.] 1. To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Where sembling art may carve the fair effect. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) It seems; chiefly used impersonally in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Labda — In Greek mythology, Labda (Greek: polytonic|Λάβδα) was a daughter of the Bacchiad Amphion, and mother of Cypselus, by Eetion. [Aelius Herodianus, v. 92. (cited in Smith)] Her name was derived from the fact of her feet being turned outward, and… … Wikipedia
