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单词 Lotophagi
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Definition of Lotophagi in English:

Lotophagi

(also Lotophagoi)
noun ləʊˈtɒfəɡʌɪləʊˈtɒfədʒʌɪ
Greek Mythology
  • Treated as plural. A people represented in Homer's Odyssey as living in a state of dreamy forgetfulness and idleness as a result of eating the fruit of the lotus; the lotus-eaters.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From classical Latin Lōtophagī, plural, and its etymon ancient Greek Λωτοϕάγοι, plural from λωτός + -ϕαγοι, plural of -ϕαγος.

Definition of Lotophagi in US English:

Lotophagi

(also Lotophagoi)
noun
Greek Mythology
  • Treated as plural. A people represented in Homer's Odyssey as living in a state of dreamy forgetfulness and idleness as a result of eating the fruit of the lotus; the lotus-eaters.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From classical Latin Lōtophagī, plural, and its etymon ancient Greek Λωτοϕάγοι, plural from λωτός + -ϕαγοι, plural of -ϕαγος.

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