monomeniscousadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)mᵻˈnɪskəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɑnəməˈnɪskəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mono- comb. form, meniscus n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + meniscus n. + -ous suffix. Compare polymeniscous adj.

Zoology. Now disused.

Of the eye of an invertebrate: having only one lens.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > bodies or parts > [adjective] > having only one lens

monomeniscous1883

1883 E. R. Lankester & G. C. Bourne in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 23 196 The closely-set groups of monomeniscous eyes of Myriapods.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 525 With the exception of the lateral eyes of Limulus,..Arachnidan eyes are always monomeniscous.

1902 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XXV. 697/2 The monomeniscous eye is rarely provided with a single layer of cells beneath its lens; when it is so, it is called monostichous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monomeniscous
释义	monomeniscousadj. Brit. /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)mᵻˈnɪskəs/, U.S. /ˈˌmɑnəməˈnɪskəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mono- comb. form, meniscus n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + meniscus n. + -ous suffix. Compare polymeniscous adj. Zoology. Now disused. Of the eye of an invertebrate: having only one lens. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > bodies or parts > [adjective] > having only one lens monomeniscous1883 1883 E. R. Lankester & G. C. Bourne in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 23 196 The closely-set groups of monomeniscous eyes of Myriapods. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 525 With the exception of the lateral eyes of Limulus,..Arachnidan eyes are always monomeniscous. 1902 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XXV. 697/2 The monomeniscous eye is rarely provided with a single layer of cells beneath its lens; when it is so, it is called monostichous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883
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