| 释义 |
valva Ent.|ˈvælvə|
[L.: see valve n.1]
= valve n.1 3 a, b.
1802W. Kirby Monographia Apum Angliæ I. 110 Valvæ. These have been frequently noticed. Swammerdam calls them appendages of the sting. 1826[see valve n.1 3 b]. 1924Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. XVII. 276 The term valvæ or valves was used to denote the two lateral outer appendages. 1975Entomologist's Gaz. XXVI. 198 There is in my material a further specimen..showing some variation in the valva. |