单词 | ambiens muscle |
释义 | > as lemmasambiens muscle In certain birds: a muscle in the upper leg that is connected by tendons to a muscle that bends the toes, such that bending of the legs on perching causes the toes to grip the perch. More fully ambiens muscle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > legs > covering or parts of kneec1450 wrist-jointa1836 ambiens1856 podotheca1864 1856 Rep. 25th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1855 Notices & Abstr. 137 In Falco and Vultur the ambiens exists, but not in owls. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) ii. 193 The ambiens arises from the pelvis about the acetabulum, and passes along the inner side of the thigh. 1935 Amer. Naturalist 69 198 To the pectineal tubercle of the pubis was attached the powerful ambiens muscle of the thigh. 2009 G. Mayr Paleogene Fossil Birds iii. 17 Most notable among these are..a very large patella which bears a marked furrow/canal for the tendon of the ambiens muscle. < as lemmas |
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