单词 | polystomatous |
释义 | polystomatousadj. Chiefly Zoology. Having or characterized by several mouths or openings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] polystomatous1825 polystomous1848 polystome1859 poriferal1877 poriferan1877 leuconoid1894 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having many mouths polystomatous1825 polystomous1848 polystome1859 the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Infusoria > subclass Suctoria > [adjective] > belonging to family Acinetidae polystomatous1825 polystomous1848 polystome1859 1825 G. P. Scrope Considerations on Volcanos 178 A polystomalous [sic] volcanic cone rising from the depth of the sea. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 119/1 This peduncle, terminated by more or less numerous capillaceous divisions, has caused the name of Pedunculated or Polystomatous to be applied to those Medusæ which are provided with it. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals iii. 137 The polystomatous condition thus brought about..is obviously quite different..from that which occurs in the Porifera. 1940 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. (ed. 6) I. 173 We thus get a polystomatous or many-mouthed condition which is practically unique in the animal kingdom. 1991 Netherlands Jrnl. Zool. 41 112 In at least one polystomatous species, the onset of secondary mouths starts in an earlier ontogenetic stage than in its oligostomatous sister species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1825 |
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