| 单词 | hedonic gland |
| 释义 | > as lemmashedonic gland 2. Zoology. Of or pertaining to sexual activity; hedonic gland, any of various specialized glands found in many reptiles and amphibia that serve, apparently by secreting an attractive-smelling substance, to attract members of the opposite sex. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > [noun] > parts of atterc1000 fingera1398 spear1608 pecten1713 supraciliary1838 postocular1856 patagium1857 podotheca1864 pretemporal1866 keeled scale1870 postnasal1871 prenasal1886 supracoracoid1897 hedonic gland1901 guanophore1924 chorio-allantois1933 the world > animals > amphibians > [noun] > member of (amphibian) > parts of tarsus1676 lateral line1740 sideline1769 fat-body1868 pylangium1874 urostyle1875 supracoracoid1897 hedonic gland1901 supracleithrum1903 prepubis1931 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > relating to sexual activity hedonic1901 1901 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. x. 443 All the recent Crocodilia possess two pairs of skin-glands, both secreting musk... The use of these strongly scented organs, which are possessed by both sexes, is obviously hedonic. 1901 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. Index 658/2 Hedonic glands (ἡδονή, lust). 1931 G. K. Noble Biol. Amphibia vi. 137 The secretions of the hedonic glands of newts and plethodontid salamanders have no recognizable odor and yet they seem to function in holding the attention of the female during courtship. 1960 H. M. Smith Evol. Chordate Struct. xiii. 344 A large number of integumentary glands of spotty distribution among vertebrates are of hedonic function. < as lemmas |
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