单词 | nematoceran |
释义 | nematoceranadj.n. Entomology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the suborder Nematocera of dipteran flies, comprising those with long, straight, antennae with six or more segments (including mosquitoes, crane flies, midges, gnats, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to the Nemocera nemocerous1857 nematocerous1879 nemoceran1890 nematoceran1913 1913 W. B. Herms Malaria 31 The Culicidae are distinguished from all other Nematoceran Diptera by the presence of scales on the wings and body. 1923 Sci. Monthly Mar. 322 (caption) A Nematoceran fly from..Southern Brazil and Argentina. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) I. xix. 366 Obtect adecticous pupae..occur in..the Nematoceran and most Brachyceran Diptera. 1997 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 264 1698/2 Bats of both cryptic species eat mostly slender-bodied nematoceran Diptera. B. n. A member of this suborder. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > member of nemoceran1890 nematoceran1952 1952 Ecol. Monogr. 22 36/1 Tipulids were the second most abundant nematocerans. 1986 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83 7963/1 In some nematocerans, individual sections of [optic] cartridges revealed more than six terminals. 1997 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 264 1186/1 Mosquitoes are not generally regarded as the most primitive of Nematocerans. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1913 |
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