| 释义 |
phlebenterate, a. (n.) Zool.|flɪˈbɛntərət|
[ad. mod.L. Phlebenterāta, f. Gr. ϕλέψ, ϕλεβ- vein + ἔντερον intestine: see -ate2 2.]
Belonging to the Phlebenterata, a former division of gastropod molluscs, characterized by processes of the alimentary canal extending into processes of the body-wall. b. n. One of the Phlebenterata. So phlebenteric |flɛbɛnˈtɛrɪk| a., characterized by such processes as those of the Phlebenterata; phlebenterism |flɪˈbɛntərɪz(ə)m|, the condition of having processes of the alimentary canal extending into processes of the body-wall, as in the Phlebenterata, or into the legs, mandibles, etc., as in the Pycnogonidæ; the opinion that such processes have a circulatory function.
1857E. C. Otté tr. Quatrefages' Rambles Nat. I. 351 Phlebenterism was declared to be entirely exploded, and characterised as a mere chimera. |