单词 | arthropodan |
释义 | arthropodanadj. Zoology. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Arthropoda or arthropods; = arthropod adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [adjective] arthropodous1855 arthropod1861 arthropodal1870 arthropodan1879 1879 Proc. Cambr. Philos. Soc. 3 269 Its presence [sc. that of a glandular tube] indicates a hitherto unnoticed arthropodan affinity in Peripatus. 1903 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 42 142 There has been expressed by several zoologists the opinion that the Arthropodan phylum is a more or less artificial one. 1952 J. A. Ramsay Physiol. Approach Lower Animals v. 71 In the limbs it is more usual..to operate the joint by means of an apodeme, which is the arthropodan analogue of a tendon. 1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) xi. 339/2 Other authorities,..while recognizing the three main living groups, prefer the concept of a small number of major body plans with a common arthropodan ancestor. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1879 |
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