- zoology,
rejected lyngurium: "Latines did
feigne an
etymology of the word
Lyncurium and
uppon this
weake foundation have they
raised that
vaine buildinge"...
-
Alcyonium lyncurium Linnaeus, 1767
Amniscos morum (Schmidt, 1862)
Donatia lyncurium (Linnaeus, 1767)
Spongia verrucosa sensu Montagu, 1814
Tethea lyncurium (Linnaeus...
- The
Tsomo River copper or
Tsomo River opal (Chrysoritis
lyncurium) is a
species of
butterfly in the
family Lycaenidae. It is
endemic to
South Africa,...
- in the 17th century. It was
believed that the
Latin name for amber, '
Lyncurium', was
derived from this superstition.
Other medieval scholars pointed...
-
identification is
repeated by
various later writers. For example, Dana
states that
lyncurium is
supposed to be the
ancient name for
common tourmaline. However, the...
- be
derived from a word
meaning "ring". "electrum (amber),
succinum and
lyncurium (ligure) are all one and the same thing." Epiphanius, in his Treatise...
- face south." — Pliny the Elder,
Historia Naturalis ****VII.9
Demostratus lyncurium vocat et
fieri ex
urina lyn**** bestiarum, e
maribus fulvum et igneum,...
-
identification is
repeated by
various later writers. For example, Dana
states that
lyncurium is
supposed to be the
ancient name for
common tourmaline. However, the...
- opal
Chrysoritis lycegenes (Trimen, 1874) – Mooi
River opal
Chrysoritis lyncurium (Trimen, 1868) –
Tsomo River opal or
Tsomo River copper Chrysoritis midas...
-
rather electron and
lyncurium. See Aëtius of
Amida (1549), II.34,
where he
writes that "electrum (amber),
succinum and
lyncurium (ligure) are all one...
