| 释义 |
monomyary, a. and n.|mɒnəʊˈmaɪərɪ|
[See prec. and -ary.]
A. adj. Belonging to the group Monomyaria of bivalves, having only one adductor muscle.
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 695/2 The family of monomyary Conchifers. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 218 In the Monomyary Bivalves it is the posterior adductor which remains, and the anterior adductor is absent.
B. n. A bivalve of the group Monomyaria.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Monomyaries, all those bivalves or conchifers which have only one adductor muscle. 1851Woodward Mollusca 26 The valves of the oyster (and other monomyaries) are connected by a single muscle. |