cercusn.

/ˈsəːkəs/

Forms: Plural cerci.

Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek κέρκος tail.

Zoology.

One of a pair of small appendages found at the hind end of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [noun] > member of > parts of > posterior portion or abdomen > appendage at hind end

cercus1826

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 718 These [appendages] are..the cerci of the Blattidæ and Gryllina.

1937 Discovery Mar. 90/2 Hairy tails or cerci which may be jointed.

1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 33 A pair of small appendages, known as ‘cerci’ may be visible, which are probably tactile in function.

1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) i. 55 The most conspicuous of the persistent appendages are the cerci of the 11th segment, which exhibit wide diversity of form and may even be transformed into forceps, as in the Japygidae and the earwigs.

Draft additions 1997

ˈcercal adj.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [adjective] > of parts of > belonging or attached to abdomen > of or relating to appendage at hind end

cercal1889

1889 in Cent. Dict.

1977 New Scientist 7 Apr. 20/1 S. G. Matsumo and R. K. Murphy immobilised the cercal hairs with Clinique facial cleansing cream.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	cercus
释义	cercusn. /ˈsəːkəs/ Forms: Plural cerci. Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek κέρκος tail. Zoology. One of a pair of small appendages found at the hind end of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [noun] > member of > parts of > posterior portion or abdomen > appendage at hind end cercus1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 718 These [appendages] are..the cerci of the Blattidæ and Gryllina. 1937 Discovery Mar. 90/2 Hairy tails or cerci which may be jointed. 1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 33 A pair of small appendages, known as ‘cerci’ may be visible, which are probably tactile in function. 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) i. 55 The most conspicuous of the persistent appendages are the cerci of the 11th segment, which exhibit wide diversity of form and may even be transformed into forceps, as in the Japygidae and the earwigs. Draft additions 1997 ˈcercal adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [adjective] > of parts of > belonging or attached to abdomen > of or relating to appendage at hind end cercal1889 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1977 New Scientist 7 Apr. 20/1 S. G. Matsumo and R. K. Murphy immobilised the cercal hairs with Clinique facial cleansing cream. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1826
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