Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
devil's coach-horse
Arabic translation:
الخنفساء الشيطانية/العقربية
Added to glossary by
Randa Farhat
Mar 16, 2005 20:51
19 yrs ago
English term
devil's coach-horse
English to Arabic
Science
Zoology
A beetle (insect) from the rove family of beetles.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
3 | الخنفساء الشيطانية - الخنفساء العقربية | Randa Farhat |
4 +2 | فرس الشيطان | Version Legal & Patent |
4 +1 | حصان إبليس | Iman Khaireddine |
3 +1 | خنفساء الشـيطان، خنفساء ذيل الديك | Fuad Yahya |
Change log
Jun 7, 2005 03:15: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science"
Proposed translations
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الخنفساء الشيطانية - الخنفساء العقربية
suggesting this name الخنفساء العقربية
because of this fact:
".. The other popular name for this beetle is 'cocktail', because of its habit of raising its tail like a scorpion when it feels threatened. It cannot sting like a scorpion, but it does have another, rather bizarre defense mechanism."
http://www.uksafari.com/devilscoach-horse.htm
another suggestion would be similar to given in above annswers:
الخنفساء الشيطانية، خنفساء حصان عربة الشيطان
because of this fact:
".. The other popular name for this beetle is 'cocktail', because of its habit of raising its tail like a scorpion when it feels threatened. It cannot sting like a scorpion, but it does have another, rather bizarre defense mechanism."
http://www.uksafari.com/devilscoach-horse.htm
another suggestion would be similar to given in above annswers:
الخنفساء الشيطانية، خنفساء حصان عربة الشيطان
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خنفساء الشـيطان، خنفساء ذيل الديك
I have not come across a standard Arabic name for this insect, as it is a European beetle, but I have looked it up for you on http://www.wikipedia.com, and found out a few things about the name(s) of this creature that might help with coining a name for it. For instance:
"It is well known for its habit of raising its long and uncovered abdomen and opening its jaws, rather like a scorpion when threatened. This explains one of its alternative names, the cock-tail beetle."
"This beetle has been associated with the Devil since the Middle Ages, hence its common name. Other names include Devil's footman or Devil's steed. In Ireland the beetle is known as darbhadal (literally Devil's beast) and it is said that the Devil assumes the form of this beetle to eat sinners. As with many supposed bringers of ill-luck superstition holds that people can turn the creature's powers to their own advantage and it is said that reapers used to enclose the body of a Devil's coach horse beetle in the handle of their scythes to improve their skill. The origin's of these beliefs can perhaps be explained by the beetle's threatening appearance, and its habit of eating carrion."
"It is well known for its habit of raising its long and uncovered abdomen and opening its jaws, rather like a scorpion when threatened. This explains one of its alternative names, the cock-tail beetle."
"This beetle has been associated with the Devil since the Middle Ages, hence its common name. Other names include Devil's footman or Devil's steed. In Ireland the beetle is known as darbhadal (literally Devil's beast) and it is said that the Devil assumes the form of this beetle to eat sinners. As with many supposed bringers of ill-luck superstition holds that people can turn the creature's powers to their own advantage and it is said that reapers used to enclose the body of a Devil's coach horse beetle in the handle of their scythes to improve their skill. The origin's of these beliefs can perhaps be explained by the beetle's threatening appearance, and its habit of eating carrion."
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حصان إبليس
I hear حصان إبليس since I was a kid. But I'm not sure if this is known just locally.
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