Sibylla

[ si-bil-uh ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. an Asian maiden who gained from her lover Apollo the gift of prophecy and long life.

Example Sentences

They identified 32 ancestral chromosome building blocks, named "Merian elements" after the pioneering 17th century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian, that have stayed intact across most butterfly and moth species since their last common ancestor over 250 million years ago.

From Science Daily

A flick of the powder room’s light switch reveals Jennifer Shorto’s Emeralds wallpaper, a kaleidoscopic pattern of bright green scarabs inspired by 17th-century naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian’s drawings.

From Washington Post

A regional approach is what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has urged, and it tries to help countries in the hemisphere build their capacities to absorb refugees and asylum seekers, said spokeswoman Sibylla Brodzinsky.

From Seattle Times

“Some of these people may not need asylum but other migration alternatives to be in Mexico, so they aren’t overwhelming the asylum system, which should be helping people who need international protection,” said Sibylla Brodzinsky, a spokeswoman for the U.N.

From Washington Post

High Commissioner for Refugees’ office in Mexico for the names of organizations with deep experience and capacity in Mexico, said Sibylla Brodzinsky, a spokeswoman for the U.N. office.

From Seattle Times