单词 | fulcrant |
释义 | † fulcrantn. Entomology. Obsolete. Designating a trochanter which is elongate and extends along the margin of the femur, such that articulation occurs directly between the coxa and the femur.The typical arrangement in the hind legs of carabid beetles. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of leg(s) > of second joint that props thigh fulcrant1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 346 Fulcrant, when the trochanter merely props the thigh below at the base, but does not at all intervene between it and the coxa. 1853 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 10 408 The femora articulate at the apex of the trochanters, which are thus fulcrant. 1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 54 Fulcrant: the trochanter when continued along the femur, as in Carabids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1826 |
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