单词 | gas bladder |
释义 | > as lemmasgas bladder gas bladder n. a bladder containing gas; esp. the swim bladder of a fish. ΚΠ 1826 J. Herma Spirits of Odin I. p. xiv Restless and rolling about in his bed, bloated like a gas bladder. 1840 M. Paine Med. & Physiol. Comm. I. 58 What apparent difference is there betwixt some membranous bags and the gas-bladders of fishes? a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 821 Some species..have long branched stems furnished with gas-bladders that act as floats and keep the plant within the light. 2009 D. W. Willis et al. Introd. Wildlife & Fisheries (ed. 2) v. 96 Most fishes are also able to save energy by maintaining a neutral buoyancy by using the gas bladder. < as lemmas |
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