| 释义 |
ambiens Ornith.|ˈæmbɪɛnz|
[pres. pple. of L. ambīre to go round, surround, f. ambi- around + īre to go.]
A muscle in the thigh of certain birds, so called from the way in which it winds in passing from the hip to the foot.
1873A. H. Garrod in Proc. Zool. Soc. 630 The ambiens and the accessory femoro-caudal are absent. 1884Coues N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 193 The ambiens arises from the pelvis about the acetabulum, and passes along the inner side of the thigh. |