mudgutsn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdɡʌts/, U.S.

/ˈmədˌɡəts/, Australian English

/ˈmʌdɡʌts/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, gut n.

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + the plural of gut n.

Australian colloquial.

A reddish-brown clay-like material found in tubular cavities inside tree trunks that have been attacked by termites, esp. ones of the genus Porotermes. Also occasionally in singular form mudgut.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member(s) of (termites)

white ant1625

wood-ant1709

termes1773

termite1781

termite ant1815

duck-ant1851

magnetic termite1935

mudguts1952

1952 F. N. Ratcliffe et al. Austral. Termites ix. 72 Porotermes does not construct a nest. After a time the centre of the trunk is usually completely eaten away to form a ‘pipe’, the cavity of which..is packed with a damp, reddish brown material known by foresters as ‘mud-guts’.

1961 A. R. Penfold & J. L. Willis Eucalypts viii. 164 At the bottom of the ‘pipe’, an accumulation of damp, reddish-brown, faecal pellets, popularly known as ‘mud-guts’, typically fills thin-walled partitions of uneaten wood.

1976 Jrnl. Austral. Inst. Hort. 2 18 On exposure to the weather the ‘mudguts’ dries out, becoming almost rock hard.

1978 J. Beretka Surv. Major Industr. Wastes & By-Products Austral. vii. 44 The core section of many eucalypt logs is hollow and filled with clay-like substance known locally as ‘mudgut’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mudguts
释义	mudgutsn. Brit. /ˈmʌdɡʌts/, U.S. /ˈmədˌɡəts/, Australian English /ˈmʌdɡʌts/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, gut n. Etymology: < mud n.¹ + the plural of gut n. Australian colloquial. A reddish-brown clay-like material found in tubular cavities inside tree trunks that have been attacked by termites, esp. ones of the genus Porotermes. Also occasionally in singular form mudgut. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member(s) of (termites) white ant1625 wood-ant1709 termes1773 termite1781 termite ant1815 duck-ant1851 magnetic termite1935 mudguts1952 1952 F. N. Ratcliffe et al. Austral. Termites ix. 72 Porotermes does not construct a nest. After a time the centre of the trunk is usually completely eaten away to form a ‘pipe’, the cavity of which..is packed with a damp, reddish brown material known by foresters as ‘mud-guts’. 1961 A. R. Penfold & J. L. Willis Eucalypts viii. 164 At the bottom of the ‘pipe’, an accumulation of damp, reddish-brown, faecal pellets, popularly known as ‘mud-guts’, typically fills thin-walled partitions of uneaten wood. 1976 Jrnl. Austral. Inst. Hort. 2 18 On exposure to the weather the ‘mudguts’ dries out, becoming almost rock hard. 1978 J. Beretka Surv. Major Industr. Wastes & By-Products Austral. vii. 44 The core section of many eucalypt logs is hollow and filled with clay-like substance known locally as ‘mudgut’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1952
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