| 单词 | pouch-gill |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspouch-gill pouch-gill n. [after scientific Latin Marsipobranchii (see marsipobranch n. and adj.)] Zoology (a) rare the pouch-like gill of agnathan fishes (lampreys and hagfishes), which opens to the surface through a pore rather than a slit; †(b) rare a fish having such gills, a marsipobranch (obsolete).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1887 Manitoba Daily Free Press 7 Mar. This specimen of the Marsipobranchii or pouch gill family has some peculiar features, and should be sent to Ottawa or Washington for a critical examination. 1890 Cent. Dict. Pouch-gill, 1. One of the Marsipobranchii; a lamprey or hag, having the gills in a pouch. 2. The so-called basket of the marsipobranchiates. 1944 Angry Penguins Autumn 34 The lamprey, eel-like pseudo-fish with sucker mouth, pouch gills, and seven spiracles on each side.., slithers insidiously to safety. < as lemmas |
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