amplectantadj.

/æmˈplɛktənt/

Etymology: < modern Latin amplectans, amplectant-, alteration of or a mistake for classical Latin amplectens present participle of amplectī : see amplect v., -ant suffix¹.

1. Embracing, clasping; spec. in Bot., twining tightly about some support. rare^—0.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping > entwined with or supported by other plant, etc.

laced?1537

parasitical1827

parasital1839

parasitic1844

amplectant1857

1826 Kirby & Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 331 Amplectent (Amplecteus), when posteriorly it is so curved as to form a large sinus which embraces the Dorsolum.

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 415 Embracing (amplectans), clasping with the base.]

1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. 204 Amplectant, embracing.

1954 H. I. Featherly Taxon. Terminol. Higher Plants 4/1 Amplectant, embracing, clasping by the base.

2. Zool. Of a frog or toad: engaged in amplexus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [adjective] > engaged in amplexus

amplectant1954

1951 R. Rugh Frog iv. 73 As the frog's egg is shed into the water, the male (in amplectic embrace)..sheds clouds of spermatozoa over the eggs.]

1954 Texas Jrnl. Sci. 6 73 Many amplecant [sic] pairs of B. punctatis were presently found in the water or on the banks.

1979 Nature 6 Dec. 611/1 We collected amplectant pairs of toads from several breeding congregations.

1983 A. Arak in P. Bateson Mate Choice viii. 182 (caption) Like many other explosive breeders, males ‘scramble’ for females and attempt to dislodge amplectant males.

1991 Jrnl. Herpetol. 25 324 Nor was there a correlation between the body size of the amplectant males and their female partners.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	amplectant
释义	amplectantadj. /æmˈplɛktənt/ Etymology: < modern Latin amplectans, amplectant-, alteration of or a mistake for classical Latin amplectens present participle of amplectī : see amplect v., -ant suffix¹. 1. Embracing, clasping; spec. in Bot., twining tightly about some support. rare^—0. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping > entwined with or supported by other plant, etc. laced?1537 parasitical1827 parasital1839 parasitic1844 amplectant1857 1826 Kirby & Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 331 Amplectent (Amplecteus), when posteriorly it is so curved as to form a large sinus which embraces the Dorsolum. 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 415 Embracing (amplectans), clasping with the base.] 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. 204 Amplectant, embracing. 1954 H. I. Featherly Taxon. Terminol. Higher Plants 4/1 Amplectant, embracing, clasping by the base. 2. Zool. Of a frog or toad: engaged in amplexus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [adjective] > engaged in amplexus amplectant1954 1951 R. Rugh Frog iv. 73 As the frog's egg is shed into the water, the male (in amplectic embrace)..sheds clouds of spermatozoa over the eggs.] 1954 Texas Jrnl. Sci. 6 73 Many amplecant [sic] pairs of B. punctatis were presently found in the water or on the banks. 1979 Nature 6 Dec. 611/1 We collected amplectant pairs of toads from several breeding congregations. 1983 A. Arak in P. Bateson Mate Choice viii. 182 (caption) Like many other explosive breeders, males ‘scramble’ for females and attempt to dislodge amplectant males. 1991 Jrnl. Herpetol. 25 324 Nor was there a correlation between the body size of the amplectant males and their female partners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < adj.1857
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