nasutusn.

Brit.

/neɪˈsjuːtəs/, U.S.

/neɪˈsudəs/

Inflections: Plural nasuti Brit.

/neɪˈsjuːti/, U.S.

/neɪˈsudi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nāsūtus.

Etymology: < classical Latin nāsūtus (see nasute adj.).

Entomology. Now rare.

= nasute n. Chiefly in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member of genus Nasutitermes

nasutus1869

nasute1963

1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 587 There also occur among workers [of certain termite species] certain individuals (Nasuti) which have the front of the head prolonged into a horn.

1895 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. xxi. 371 The prolongation and form of the head of these Nasuti may be fairly described as adaptation to useful ends.

1920 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 108. 71 Two specimens [of Nasutitermes costaricensis] from Texas..; a deälated female and two nasuti.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses viii. 169 What the functions of nasuti are does not seem to be certainly known.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nasutus
释义	nasutusn. Brit. /neɪˈsjuːtəs/, U.S. /neɪˈsudəs/ Inflections: Plural nasuti Brit. /neɪˈsjuːti/, U.S. /neɪˈsudi/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nāsūtus. Etymology: < classical Latin nāsūtus (see nasute adj.). Entomology. Now rare. = nasute n. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member of genus Nasutitermes nasutus1869 nasute1963 1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 587 There also occur among workers [of certain termite species] certain individuals (Nasuti) which have the front of the head prolonged into a horn. 1895 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. xxi. 371 The prolongation and form of the head of these Nasuti may be fairly described as adaptation to useful ends. 1920 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 108. 71 Two specimens [of Nasutitermes costaricensis] from Texas..; a deälated female and two nasuti. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses viii. 169 What the functions of nasuti are does not seem to be certainly known. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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