Definition of detorsion in English:

detorsion

noundɪˈtɔːʃ(ə)ndēˈtôrSHən

mass nounZoology

(in gastropod molluscs) the evolutionary reversion of a group to a primitive linear body plan.
Compare with torsion
Example sentencesExamples
- The latter group includes radically modified animals, the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata, which undergo detorsion and essentially re-evolve bilateral symmetry.
- Some species undergo reverse torsion (‘detorsion’), but evidence of having passed through a twisted phase can be seen in the anatomy of these forms.
- The bodies of most members of this group show evidence of detorsion.

Definition of detorsion in US English:

detorsion

noundēˈtôrSHən

Zoology

(in gastropod mollusks) the evolutionary reversion of a group to a primitive linear body plan.
Compare with torsion
Example sentencesExamples
- Some species undergo reverse torsion (‘detorsion’), but evidence of having passed through a twisted phase can be seen in the anatomy of these forms.
- The latter group includes radically modified animals, the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata, which undergo detorsion and essentially re-evolve bilateral symmetry.
- The bodies of most members of this group show evidence of detorsion.

单词	detorsion
释义	Definition of detorsion in English: detorsion noundɪˈtɔːʃ(ə)ndēˈtôrSHən mass nounZoology (in gastropod molluscs) the evolutionary reversion of a group to a primitive linear body plan. Compare with torsion Example sentencesExamples The latter group includes radically modified animals, the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata, which undergo detorsion and essentially re-evolve bilateral symmetry. Some species undergo reverse torsion (‘detorsion’), but evidence of having passed through a twisted phase can be seen in the anatomy of these forms. The bodies of most members of this group show evidence of detorsion. Definition of detorsion in US English: detorsion noundēˈtôrSHən Zoology (in gastropod mollusks) the evolutionary reversion of a group to a primitive linear body plan. Compare with torsion Example sentencesExamples Some species undergo reverse torsion (‘detorsion’), but evidence of having passed through a twisted phase can be seen in the anatomy of these forms. The latter group includes radically modified animals, the Opisthobranchia and Pulmonata, which undergo detorsion and essentially re-evolve bilateral symmetry. The bodies of most members of this group show evidence of detorsion.
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