释义 |
malacozoic, a.|ˈmæləkəʊˈzəʊɪk| [f. mod.L. malacozōa (f. Gr. µαλακό-ς soft + ζῶον an animal) + -ic.] Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa or soft-bodied animals, e.g. the Mollusca. malacozoic series: Huxley's term for the series of animals from the lowest Polyzoa to the highest molluscs.
1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. xii. 679. |