单词 | postcephalic |
释义 | > as lemmaspostcephalic postcephalic adj. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)sᵻˈfalɪk/ , /ˌpəʊs(t)kɛˈfalɪk/ , U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)səˈfælɪk/ Anatomy and Zoology (a) situated behind or posterior to the head; (b) spec. designating the segments of an arthropod, etc., situated posterior to the head; (in quot. 1880: designating the segment immediately posterior to the head).ΚΠ 1880 Amer. Naturalist 14 375 At the bases of each pair of legs a pair of simple hairy appendages are attached, except to the first or postcephalic. 1900 L. C. Miall & A. R. Hammond Struct. & Life Hist. Harlequin Fly ii. 72 In a larva of one of the larger species of Chironomus the heart lies in the eleventh post-cephalic segment. 1995 Lethaia 28 333 Shape is more tightly constrained than the numbers of postcephalic segments, which can be quite variable. < as lemmas |
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