单词 | genital papilla |
释义 | > as lemmasgenital papilla genital papilla n. Zoology a fleshy prominence associated with the genitals; esp. (in some fishes) a small tube behind the anus through which the sperm or eggs are deposited. ΚΠ 1844 J. Richardson in R. B. Hinds Zool. Voy. H.M.S. Sulphur I. 58 The genital papilla is large, conical, and compressed. 1902 Amer. Naturalist 36 897 Large suckerlike genital papilla present in front of acetabulum [in a trematode]. 2001 Pract. Fishkeeping Feb. 91/3 The only way to be sure of their sex at this early stage is ‘venting’ (examination of the genital papillae). < as lemmas |
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