desman.

/ˈdɛsmə/

Forms: Plural desmata, desmas.

Etymology: < Greek δέσμα (plural -ατα) bond, fetter, head-band, < δεῖν to bind.

Biology.

1. A bandage; a ligament.

ΚΠ

1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 288/2

1883 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon

2. A kind of spicule which unites with others to form the skeletal network in a particular group of sponges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [noun] > member of > parts of > sponge spicule > desma

desma1887

1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 418/2 (Sponges) In the Lithistid sponges a skeleton is produced by the articulation of desmas into a network.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	desma
释义	desman. /ˈdɛsmə/ Forms: Plural desmata, desmas. Etymology: < Greek δέσμα (plural -ατα) bond, fetter, head-band, < δεῖν to bind. Biology. 1. A bandage; a ligament. ΚΠ 1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 288/2 1883 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 2. A kind of spicule which unites with others to form the skeletal network in a particular group of sponges. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [noun] > member of > parts of > sponge spicule > desma desma1887 1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 418/2 (Sponges) In the Lithistid sponges a skeleton is produced by the articulation of desmas into a network. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1857
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