单词 | postantennal |
释义 | > as lemmaspostantennal postantennal adj. Brit. /ˌpəʊstanˈtɛnl/ , U.S. /ˌpoʊstˌænˈtɛn(ə)l/ Entomology situated behind the antennae; spec. designating a sensory organ occurring immediately behind the antennae in certain insects of the order Collembola.ΚΠ 1876 J. Lubbock in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 18 324 Tullbergia antarctica... Postantennal organ situated directly behind the antenna. 1895 Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 193 This structure [sc. the prostemmate]..is said by Sir John Lubbock to be present in some of the Lipuridæ that have no ocelli, and he therefore prefers to speak of it as the ‘post-antennal’ organ. 1995 P. E. King & P. J. A. Pugh in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe ix. 471/2 Class Collembola... Head has pair of antennae, usually with four segments, often 1–8 ocelli and a postantennal organ. < as lemmas |
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