单词 | allatectomize |
释义 | allatectomizev. Entomology. transitive. To perform allatectomy on (an insect); (of a chemical) to bring about destruction of the corpora allata of. ΚΠ 1943 Biol. Bull. 84 134 In one case in which a female Sarcophaga was allatectomized when two days old, considerable regression of the ovaries was found. 1979 Nature 11 Oct. 481/1 Mated females of Diploptera punctata were allatectomised between 1 and 5 h after adult acdysis. 2009 W. G. Goodman & N. A. Granger in L. I. Gilbert Insect Devel. 354/1 Although ethoxy-precocene is known to induce destruction of the CA in certain insect species, it does not chemically allatectomize this species. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1943 |
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