单词 | cyclomorphosis |
释义 | > as lemmascyclomorphosis cyclomorphosis n. Brit. /ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs/ , /ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ , /ˌsɪklə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfəsɪs/ , /ˌsɪklə(ʊ)mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ , U.S. /ˌsaɪkloʊˈmɔrfəsəs/ , /ˌsɪkloʊˈmɔrfəsəs/ [ < German cyclomorphose (R. Lauterborn 1904, in Verh. Naturh.-Med. Ver., Heidelberg VII. 614), occasionally used in English] Biology the phenomenon in certain organisms, esp. planktonic animals, of undergoing recurrent seasonal changes in form.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > life cycle > metamorphosis metamorphosis1665 pleomorphism1854 allomorphosis1860 polyeidism1866 metamorphose1870 morphosis1882 pleomorphy1882 metaboly1890 cyclomorphosis1926 1926 C. Wesenberg-Lund in K. Dansk. Videnskab. Skr. (Natur. & Math.) 8th Ser. XI. 127 The cyclomorphose [in Daphnia cucullata] has been thoroughly studied in many lakes. 1930 K. Dansk. Videnskab. Skr. (Natur. & Math.) 9th Ser. II. 38 The cyclomorphosis is a process of senility. 1930 K. Dansk. Videnskab. Skr. (Natur. & Math.) 9th Ser. II. 37 In the seasonal variations or cyclomorphoses Lauterborn saw accommodations to variations in the external medium. 1939 Q. Rev. Biol. 19 XIV. 137/1 The phenomenon of cyclomorphosis among plankton organisms is particularly well exemplified in fresh-water Cladocera, especially in the group Daphnia cucullata and D. longispina. 1961 S. C. Kendeigh Animal Ecol. vi. 60/1 An interesting phenomenon is cyclomorphosis, a seasonal change in body form that develops in many plankton organisms. < as lemmas |
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