单词 | cryptocephalous |
释义 | > as lemmascryptocephalous cryptocephalous adj. Brit. /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈsɛf(ə)ləs/ , /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩əs/ , /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈkɛf(ə)ləs/ , /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩əs/ , U.S. /ˌkrɪptoʊˈsɛfələs/ Zoology rare (of a polychaete worm or insect) having the head concealed.ΚΠ 1847 H. McMurtrie Lexicon Scientiarum 70 Cryptocephalous, Ent[omol.], a term applied to Insects in which the head is concealed by the pro-thorax or corslet. 1905 A. Willey Rep. Polychæta in W.A. Herdman Rep. Pearl Oyster Fisheries Gulf Manaar IV. 250 As indicated by Grube in 1869, this species presents a cryptocephalous condition. 1914 Jrnl. Marine Biol. Assoc. 10 309 The cephalic gills of Cryptocephalous Polychætes have current-producing lateral cilia and frontal food-collecting cilia. < as lemmas |
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