A small siphon or tube by which an aphis emits a sweet, honey-like fluid; a honey-tube. Now rare or Obsolete, siphunculus (siphunculus, n. 2) or…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Aphis > abdominal tube secreting fluid (5) siphonet1826 A small siphon or tube by which an aphis emits a sweet, honey-like fluid; a honey-tube. Now rare or Obsolete, siphunculus (siphunculus, n. 2) or… siphuncle1826 Entomology. A small siphon or suctorial organ; spec. = siphunculus, n. 2. honey tube1841 (a) Botany a nectar spur or corolla tube (rare); (b) Entomology each of a pair of erect dorsal tubules at the rear of the abdomen of an aphid… nectary1890 Entomology. A cornicle of an aphid (formerly supposed to secrete honeydew). Obsolete. rare. siphunculus1939 Entomology. A tubular appendage on the abdomen of aphids, which lets out a waxy substance when the animal is attacked that acts as an alarm… |
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