单词 | pogonophoran |
释义 | pogonophoranadj.n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the phylum Pogonophora, comprising very long, worm-like, deep-sea invertebrates which live in upright tubes of protein and chitin, lack a mouth and gut, and subsist mainly on the products of symbiotic bacteria. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > member of phylum Pogonophora > [adjective] pogonophorous1955 pogonophoran1958 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > member of phylum Pogonophora > [adjective] > of or relating to member of pogonophoran1958 1958 Q. Rev. Biol. 33 50/1 Nothing in the pogonophoran organization contradicts a phylogenetic connection with the Hemichordata, perhaps even with a hint at the ancient graptolites. 1987 M. S. Laverack & J. Dando Lect. Notes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 3) xxi. 107/1 Further information on the orientation of the pogonophoran body would be of value. 1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) x. 206/1 One of the most astonishing of the vent organisms is the pogonophoran worm Riftia pachyptila. B. n. An animal of the phylum Pogonophora. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > member of phylum Pogonophora > [noun] pogonophore1957 pogonophoran1963 1963 Science 26 July 359/2 Although the numerical density of the pogonophorans was moderately low, these organisms were a significant component at the deeper station. 1980 Science 28 May 1424/3 Clustered densely around a major warmwater vent, are giant tube worms, vestimentiferan pogonophorans..; these are 2 to 3 cm in diameter and up to 3 m tall and have red, gill-like crowns..that may be withdrawn quickly in response to a threat. 1993 Nature 21 Jan. 223/2 There is general agreement that pogonophorans are related to annelids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1958 |
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