| 单词 | lateral line |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslateral line lateral line n. Zoology in fishes (and some aquatic amphibians), a sensory system that is often visible as a longitudinal line running along each side of the body.Typically equipped with epithelial cells that detect motion and vibration in the water, the lateral line is sometimes modified to detect electrical impulses. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > organs of sensory perception lateral line1740 the world > animals > amphibians > [noun] > member of (amphibian) > parts of tarsus1676 lateral line1740 sideline1769 fat-body1868 pylangium1874 urostyle1875 supracoracoid1897 hedonic gland1901 supracleithrum1903 prepubis1931 1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling i. ix. 34 The Lateral Lines, common to all Fish, are nearer the Back than the Belly. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 62 The sensory organs developed in Fish, in connection with the ‘lateral line’. 1926 J. S. Huxley Ess. Pop. Sci. xvii. 191 The special sense-organs for perceiving low-frequency vibrations in water which, like a herring or any other fish, it [sc. the tadpole] carries on a ‘lateral line’ along its flank. 1959 A. Hardy Fish & Fisheries ii. 24 We may not yet know all the functions of the lateral line system. 2010 Trop. Fish Feb. 53/1 The ventrolateral scutes are described as being light tan in colour interspersed with gold coloured speckling mainly around the lateral line. < as lemmas |
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