| 释义 |
syllid, n. and a.|ˈsɪlɪd|
[ad. mod.L. family name Syllidæ, f. generic name Syllis (J. B. P. A. de M. de Lamarck Hist. Nat. Animaux sans Vertèbres (1818) V. 317) + -id3.]
A. n. A small errant polychæte worm of the family Syllidæ, distinguished by three tentacles on its head and found on rocky shores.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to an animal of this kind. Also † syˈllidian n.
1888Rolleston & Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 607 The parent-form in these Syllidians remains non⁓sexual. 1910Encycl. Brit. V. 793/1 There are even dimorphic forms among the Syllids. 1928Russell & Yonge Seas ii. 52 The little syllid worms break up..into fragments of a few segments, each of which..develops into a full-sized worm. 1930Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. LXXIII. 651 (heading) On a new Hermaphrodite Syllid. 1963R. P. Dales Annelids i. 30 The nephridiostome remains as a recognisable notch or pocket in the larger coelomostome, as it does..in some syllids. 1971Oxf. Bk. Invertebrates 96 Syllids usually cling to sea-vegetation or nestle in empty shells and crevices. Ibid. 96/2 Syllis shows well the typical syllid processes arising from the sides of the body. |