单词 | pleurobranchiate |
释义 | pleurobranchiateadj.n. Zoology. rare. Having or designating gills attached to the side of the body; (of a crustacean) having pleurobranchs; (of a mollusc) belonging to the former order Pleurobranchiata of marine opisthobranchs. Also as n. ΚΠ 1871 Proc. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 1st Ser. 237 This..has been considered by several Palæontologists..to be nearly allied to the existing Proteus, Lepidosiren and other Pleurobranchiate reptiles now living. 1890 Cent. Dict. Pleurobranchiate, 1. Having pleurobranchiæ, as a crustacean. 2. Having gills along the sides; specifically, pertaining to the Pleurobranchiata, or having their characters. 1979 Jrnl. Morphol. 161 282/1 The pleurobranchiate gills situated above the five pairs of pereiopods, were then dissected. 1998 W. Butcher tr. J. Verne 20,000 Leagues under Sea ii. vii. 240 In the branch of molluscs, he cites..orange pleurobranchiates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1871 |
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