释义 |
spinulate, a.|ˈspaɪnjʊlət| [See spinule and -ate.] Furnished with spinules or small spines.
1866Bowerbank Monogr. Brit. Spongiadæ II. 66 Polymastia spinula,..Sponge... External defensive spicula of..fistulæ spinulate. Ibid. 69 There are numerous small spinulate spicula. So ˈspinulated a.
1900J. T. Cunningham Sexual Dimorphism 8 The presence of well-developed ctenoid or spinulated scales all over both sides of the body. |