释义 |
ambi-|æmbɪ| repr. L. ambi- both, on both sides (ambo both), in various (chiefly scientific) terms (see words in ambi-). ambiciliate |-ˈsɪlɪət|, a. Ichth., having the scales on both sides of the body minutely toothed along the edges; ambicolorate |-ˈkɒlərət, -ˈkʌl-| a. Ichth., applied to flat-fishes abnormally coloured on both sides instead of having the under side white; so ambicoloˈration.
1894Proc. Zool. Soc. 439 Ambicolorate fish appear to be always what one may call ‘ambiciliate’ also. Ibid. 435 Why Cyclopean examples should be ambicolorate. Ibid. (heading) 432 On an Adult Specimen of the Common Sole..with Symmetrical Eyes, with a Discussion of its bearing on Ambicoloration. |