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单词 priapulid
释义 priapulid, n. and a.|praɪˈæpjʊlɪd|
[f. mod.L. name of class or phylum Priapulida, f. generic name Priapulus (J. B. P. A. de M. de Lamarck Hist. Nat. Animaux sans Vertèbres (1816) III. 76), diminutive form of Priapus: see -id3.]
A. n. A marine unsegmented worm belonging to the class Priapulida, found in mud at the bottom of cold seas.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating an animal of this kind.
1906H. Theel in Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handlingar XL. iv. 5, I am now going to give a summary review of those Priapulids..which pass their life in the northern and arctic seas.1916A. Huxley Burning Wheel 36 Your heaven's so, With a path leading up to it past a row Of votary Priapulids.1951L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xiii. 184 The priapulids are animals of modest size, up to 8 cm., and drab coloration.Ibid. 194 The priapulid larvae live in the bottom muck along with the adults.1967New Scientist 14 Sept. 547/2 In the case of the priapulids..a plausible explanation for their pentamery is not so hard to furnish.1979Sci. Amer. July 114/1 The mud supported an active group of burrowing invertebrates, with priapulid worms predominant.
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