skaddon
skaddon noun: the larva of a bee.
Noun
skaddon (plural skaddons)
- The larva of a bee.
- The reaſon is, that the vveather keeping them in, they can doe nothing but breed and hatch their schadons: and when they goe abroad, they bring in groſſe Bee meat, Ambroſia and vvater, vvherewith to feed them; but can finde nothing fit to lay vp in ſtore.1623, Charles Butler, The Feminine Monarchie, London: Joseph Haviland, page 92
- This is a way hath been practised by the Ancients, and hath been much endeavoured after to be revived again, though not with any good success; for if you take away any part of their Combs in the Spring, they are then full of Skaddons, which spoil the Honey, and also destroy the breed of your Bees.1669, John Worlidge, Systema Agriculturae, London: J. C., published 1675, page 186
Forms of skaddon
| plural | skaddons |
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Origin of skaddon
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχαδών (skhadṓn, “larva of the bee or wasp”).
Questions about skaddon
- What does skaddon mean?
- Skaddon means the larva of a bee.
- What part of speech is skaddon?
- Skaddon is a noun.
- What is the plural of skaddon?
- The plural of skaddon is skaddons.
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