释义 |
malax·a·tion \ˌmaləkˈsāshən, məˌlakˈs-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin malaxation-, malaxatio act of softening, from Latin malaxatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act or process of reducing to a soft mass by malaxating 2. : the process by which parasitic and predatory hymenoptera chew their victims previous to feeding by the adult or larvae |