单词 | spinule |
释义 | spinulen. 1. A small or minute spine or thorn-like formation, esp. in lower forms of animal life. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > projection or protuberance > [noun] > pointed projection > spine spine1430 spininess?1611 spinule1752 acicula1784 acicule1800 aculeation1806 spinula1826 acicle1852 spinescence1859 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > slender or pointed part > sharp > spine spinule1752 spinelet1901 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 226 The Pleuronectes, with..the lateral line rough, and spinules at the fins. 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 233 Antennæ lamelliform, small, ciliated with spinules. 1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 498 Slender spinules scarcely a line long. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 206 The tuft of spinules on the latter. 2. A particular kind of larva. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > young animal > larva > spinule spinule1857 1857 P. H. Gosse Omphalos 223 A tiny egg was discharged from a parent Botryllus, which presently produced a little active tadpole-like larva, called a ‘spinule’. Derivatives ˈspinuled adj. spinulate. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > tending to become a spine or spinous > having small spines spinulate1866 spinuled1880 spinulated1900 1880 Linn. Soc. Jrnl. 15 143 Delicately spinuled teeth of such forms as Ophioscolex. spinuˈlescent adj. having a tendency to produce small spines. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective] thornenc897 thornyc1000 armeda1398 pikeda1398 thornish1426 pricky1548 prickly1577 prickled1578 spiky1578 sharp-set1601 spiny1604 senticous1657 aculeous1658 spinous1668 spineal1688 spinose1693 aculeate1753 spinescent1793 aculeolate1818 aciculated1819 spinulose1819 spinulescent1836 spinulous1846 thorned1895 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 440 (table) [Mesembryanthemum]spinuliferum..spinulescent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1752 |
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