单词 | endothorax |
释义 | > as lemmasendothorax endothorax n. Brit. /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraks/ , U.S. /ˌɛndəˈθɔˌræks/ , /ˌɛndoʊˈθɔˌræks/ Anatomy the system of internal processes of the thorax or cephalothorax of arthropods. [ < scientific Latin endothorax (1836 or earlier) < endo- endo- prefix and comb. form + thorax thorax n.] ΚΠ 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. v. 249 These processes..are found chiefly in the head and thorax in many orders of the Insecta..where they form a complicated structure known as the ‘endothorax’. 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) i. 60 Under the term endothorax is included the endoskeleton of the thorax. < as lemmas |
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