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Definition of Dochmius
1. n. A foot of five syllables (usually &?; -- -&?; - ).
Definition of Dochmius
1. Noun. (poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dochmius
1. a foot of five syllables [n DOCHMIUSES or DOCHMII]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dochmius
Literary usage of Dochmius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the dog and their treatment by Georg Alfred Müller, Alexander Glass (1911)
"Three forms of this parasite are found in the small intestine of the dog and are
described as follows: the dochmius duodenali«, the male 10 mm. long, ..."
2. The Metres of the Greeks and Romans: A Manual for Schools and Private Study by Eduard Munk (1844)
"If the dochmius does not close the system or the rhythmical series, then two shorts
... The shortening of a long by the hiatus takes place in the dochmius, ..."
3. Darwinism and the Problems of Life: A Study of Familiar Animal Life by Konrad Guenther, Joseph McCabe (1906)
"Organic changes in parasites. How parasites are conveyed. Exchange of hosts.
Life of the chief parasites, trichinae, maw-worms, dochmius, tape-worms, etc. ..."
4. Special Pathology and Diagnostics: With Therapeutic Hints by Charles Godlove Raue (1882)
"... dochmius a. Strongylus Duodenalis. It is a small, cylindrical worm, with its
anterior portion, in which the head is situated. curved backwards. ..."
5. A System of Greek Prosody and Metre: For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Charles Anthon (1839)
"... from which arises a'dochmius (~~- ^ —), associated it with other numbers, and
made use of frequent resolutions ..."
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