单词 | protrusible |
释义 | protrusibleadj. Chiefly Zoology. Capable of being protruded or thrust out. Cf. protrusile adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective] > specific part of body > capable of being emissile1732 protrudable1834 protrusible1838 extrusile1849 1838 T. R. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 400/1 A sharp horny dart..readily protrusible through the aperture. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 58 The tongue may be..protrusible, as in other Reptiles. 1928 F. S. Russell & C. M. Yonge Seas i. 20 The Sipunculids..have a protrusible proboscis and a tough leathery body. 1987 M. S. Laverack & J. Dando Lect. Notes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 3) vi. 49/2 A protrusible pharynx may be used to perforate the skin of large prey and suck out tissues. Derivatives proˌtrusiˈbility n. the quality or condition of being protrusible. ΚΠ 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 359 Mobility is still further increased by the protrusibility of its ligule or distal piece. 1958 Copeia ii. 128/1 Lower jaw is noted for its considerable protrusibility. 1998 R. J. Huggett Fundament. Biogeogr. 127 Tongues are long, mobile, and worm-like, with uncommon protrusibility (‘stick-out-ability’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1838 |
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