| 单词 | throat sac |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthroat sac throat sac n. a distensible pouch of skin in the throat of an animal, used esp. for catching prey (as in pelicans), display (as in certain birds), or vocalization (as in male frogs and some apes).Also called gular sac or (in frogs) vocal sac. ΚΠ 1813 A. Fyfe Outl. Compar. Anat. ii. 204 There is also, in the Male Bustard, a Throat Sac under the Skin of the Neck. 1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. vi. 273 Darwin's Frog..represents a genus remarkable for the throat-sac of the males being enlarged and modified so as to form an extensive chamber on the under surface of the body in which the eggs and tadpoles undergo their development. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo vii. 125 The pendulous red pouch of the marabou's throat sac. 2002 Sci. Amer. June 62/1 The animal [sc. a male orangutan] has..a well-developed throat sac used for emitting loud cries known as long calls. < as lemmas |
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