单词 | mouth arm |
释义 | > as lemmasmouth arm mouth arm n. Zoology any of several elongated, usually frilled lobes surrounding the mouth in certain jellyfishes and involved in the capture and ingestion of prey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Acalepha > member of (jelly-fish) > parts of > prolongation from mouth for catching prey mouth arm1884 1884 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Dec. 411 The Melbourne specimens [of this medusa] possess mouth-arms which are deep purple throughout. 1951 G. C. Klingel Bay iv. 55 Beneath the umbrella, are four long crenulated veillike mouth arms. 1994 Undercurrents Summer 10/2 In many kinds of jellies, frilly ribbons of tissue—called mouth arms—surround the mouth and help carry food to it. < as lemmas |
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