| 单词 | cibarian system |
| 释义 | > as lemmascibarian system 2. Entomology. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by the structure of the mouthparts; usually in cibarian system, a system of classification, attributed to Fabricius, according to which the Arthropoda were arranged with reference to the character of the trophi. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > [noun] > classification > specific system cibarian system1839 1839 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects I. 21 The partial success with which the employment of the variation of the mouth was attended, probably induced Fabricius to construct his Cibarian system, founded upon the characters of the Trophi alone. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 147/2 The ‘cibarian’ (or mouth-system, originating with, or at any rate elaborated by, Fabricius). 1937 H. F. Wilson & M. H. Doner Hist. Devel. Insect Classif. v. 50/2 Fabricius' system, based exclusively on the mouthparts, or ‘Instrumenta Cibaria’ as he called them, and which came to be known as the ‘Cibarian’ or ‘Maxillary System’, first appeared in 1775 in his ‘Systema Entomologiae’. < as lemmas |
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