| 释义 |
ˈtornote, n. (a.) Zool.
[ad. Gr. τορνωτ-ός adj. rounded with the τόρνος (see tornus).]
A form of sponge-spicule: see quot.
1888Sollas in Challenger Rep. XXV. p. lv, When the rhabdas is very abruptly pointed at each end a rhabdus amphitornota results, which we shall call a ‘tornote’. |