单词 | sexuparous |
释义 | sexuparousadj. Entomology. In aphids and coccids: designating or belonging to a generation which produces sexual offspring. Cf. sexupara n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [adjective] > sexual sexual1794 gamic1858 gamogenetic1858 syngenetic1864 digenous1884 sexuparous1899 androgenetic1903 gynogenetic1925 1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 586 One [series of Chermes] is wingless, and exclusively parthenogenetic,..while the other part becomes winged; these latter are called sexuparous, and..lay eggs, that give rise to the sexual forms. 1929 R. A. Wardle Probl. Appl. Entomol. i. 9 Thecabius affinis..occurs in the anholocyclic form on Ranunculus..but..since the introduction of Populus sauveolens [read suaveolens] and Populus nigra, sexuparous forms of it have appeared. 2005 Jrnl. Exper. Bot. 56 3029/2 A sexuparous nymph..develops wings, emerging from below ground to lay..eggs that hatch as males or females. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1899 |
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