单词 | palpiform |
释义 | palpiformadj. Zoology. Now rare. Having the form of or resembling a palp. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > having form of a feeler palpiform1819 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 305 The females are furnished with two palpiform organs inserted at the base of the rostrum, on which parts they carry their eggs, attached to globular masses. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 609 The palpiform natatory appendage of the thoracic legs. 1897 Science 30 Apr. 673/1 The galea tends to become rather a subordinate, often palpiform structure. 1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 299/2 The single pair of palpiform appendages in front of the mouth has been found in one instance to be antenniform. 1993 Entomol. Scandinavica 24 459 Palpiform maxilla, and loss of one [of the] stipitopalpal muscles are synapomorphies of Adephaga. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819 |
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