单词 | priapulid |
释义 | priapulidn.adj. Zoology. A. n. A member of the minor phylum Priapulida, comprising unsegmented wormlike invertebrates which burrow in the bottom sand or mud of cold seas.The animals consist of an anterior barrel-shaped introvert (proboscis) with an eversible pharynx and a posterior cylindrical trunk with (in some species) a caudal appendage. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Priapulida > [noun] > member of priapulid1876 1876 Proc. Royal Soc. 1875–6 24 572 A curious intermediate form between Priapulids and Sipunculids came up from 1945 fathoms off the island of Ferro. 1916 A. Huxley Burning Wheel 36 Your heaven's so, With a path leading up to it past a row Of votary Priapulids. 1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xiii. 184 The priapulids are animals of modest size, up to 8 cm., and drab coloration. 1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) xii. 404/1 Modern priapulids are very unimportant, living mainly as cold-water benthos. B. adj. Of or relating to the phylum Priapulida. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Priapulida > [adjective] > of or relating to member of class Priapulida priapulid1951 1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xiii. 194 The priapulid larvae live in the bottom muck along with the adults. 1991 Amer. Scientist Mar. 137/2 The fossil record of the soft-bodied priapulid worms provides important insights into their changing role in marine communities through time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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