单词 | desegmentation |
释义 | desegmentationn. Biology. The process of reducing the number of segments by the union or coalescence of several of these into one, as in the carapace of a lobster, cranium of a vertebrate, etc.; the fact or condition of being thus united. ΚΠ 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 228 A number of metameres may be united to form larger segments..This state of things results in a desegmentation of the body. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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