单词 | astropecten |
释义 | Astropectenn. Zoology. A genus of starfishes of the family Astropectinidae, characterized by five short, tapering arms with spines along each edge; (also astropecten) a starfish of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: J. E. Gray 1840, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 6 180. ΚΠ 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 210/1 Astropecten, a species of star fish. 1863 T. Wright Monogr. Brit. Fossil Echinodermata ii. 114 The border of this Astropecten is formed of thick marginal plates. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 633/2 In Astropecten, Ctenodiscus, and Luidia there is no anus. 1935 Discovery Apr. 97/2 In the centre [of the photograph] are two small astropectens. 1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. xxii. 461 Another polychæte, Acholoë astericola , lives in the ambulacral grooves of the oral face of the starfish Astropecten. 2004 S. B. Rothschild Beachcomber's Guide Gulf Coast Marine Life iii. 29/1 Like Luidia, Astropecten lacks suckers on its podia and must swallow its prey whole. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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