metapleuraladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈplʊərəl/,

/ˌmɛtəˈplʊərl̩/,

/ˌmɛtəˈplɔːrəl/,

/ˌmɛtəˈplɔːrl̩/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈplʊr(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metapleure n., metapleuron n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: In sense 1 < metapleure n. or metapleuron n. + -al suffix¹. In sense 2 < metapleuron n. + -al suffix¹.

1. Zoology. Of or relating to, or designating the metapleure of a lancelet.

ΚΠ

1875 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 15 262 The latero-ventral (metapleural) lymph space.

1939 T. L. Green Pract. Animal Biol. ii. 217 After the primary gill slits are formed, but before the secondary series appears, a ventral median groove is formed on each side of which lies a metapleural fold.

1977 T. I. Storer et al. Elements Zool. (ed. 4) xxiii. 385/1 The body is flattened on the lower surface with a metapleural fold along each side.

2. Entomology. Of or relating to the metapleuron of an insect.

ΚΠ

1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 350 That these appendages are wings is proved by their insertion evidently anterior to the meso-metapleural suture.]

1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 83 Metapleural bristles, in Diptera, are inserted in the metapleura.

1940 Amer. Midland Naturalist 24 136 Metapleural keel strongly curved.

1968 Amer. Naturalist 102 188 (title) An hypothesis concerning the function of the metapleural glands in ants.

1998 Nature 29 Jan. 447/1 The metapleural gland is the only morphological trait unique within the Hymenoptera that distinguishes ants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metapleural
释义	metapleuraladj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈplʊərəl/, /ˌmɛtəˈplʊərl̩/, /ˌmɛtəˈplɔːrəl/, /ˌmɛtəˈplɔːrl̩/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈplʊr(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metapleure n., metapleuron n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: In sense 1 < metapleure n. or metapleuron n. + -al suffix¹. In sense 2 < metapleuron n. + -al suffix¹. 1. Zoology. Of or relating to, or designating the metapleure of a lancelet. ΚΠ 1875 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 15 262 The latero-ventral (metapleural) lymph space. 1939 T. L. Green Pract. Animal Biol. ii. 217 After the primary gill slits are formed, but before the secondary series appears, a ventral median groove is formed on each side of which lies a metapleural fold. 1977 T. I. Storer et al. Elements Zool. (ed. 4) xxiii. 385/1 The body is flattened on the lower surface with a metapleural fold along each side. 2. Entomology. Of or relating to the metapleuron of an insect. ΚΠ 1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 350 That these appendages are wings is proved by their insertion evidently anterior to the meso-metapleural suture.] 1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 83 Metapleural bristles, in Diptera, are inserted in the metapleura. 1940 Amer. Midland Naturalist 24 136 Metapleural keel strongly curved. 1968 Amer. Naturalist 102 188 (title) An hypothesis concerning the function of the metapleural glands in ants. 1998 Nature 29 Jan. 447/1 The metapleural gland is the only morphological trait unique within the Hymenoptera that distinguishes ants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875
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