pseudofaecespseudofecesn.

Brit.

/ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌfiːsiːz/, U.S.

/ˈsudoʊˌfiˌsiz/

Forms: 1900s– pseudofaeces, 1900s– pseudofeces.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, faeces n.

Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + faeces n.

Zoology.

With plural agreement. In a mollusc: a mixture of mucus from the gills and particulate matter from the water that collects in the mantle cavity and is expelled without passing through the digestive system.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [noun] > mollusc or shell-fish > matter expelled from

pseudofaeces1936

1936 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 79 207 It was mostly through this aperture ventral to the siphons that collections from the mantle (pseudo~faeces) were expelled on sudden closure of the valves.

1976 B. L. Bayne et al. in Marine Mussels v. 145 The rejection tracts of the mantle edge..convey the material to the posterior margin of the inhalant siphon, adjacent to the exhalant opening, where it is deposited as pseudofaeces and is carried away by the exhalant current.

1998 J. F. Kitchell in S. I. Dodson et al. Ecol. v. 195 Their feces and pseudofeces concentrate organic matter on the benthic surfaces, thereby providing greater densities of food for detritivores such as amphipods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pseudofaeces
释义	pseudofaecespseudofecesn. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌfiːsiːz/, U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌfiˌsiz/ Forms: 1900s– pseudofaeces, 1900s– pseudofeces. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, faeces n. Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + faeces n. Zoology. With plural agreement. In a mollusc: a mixture of mucus from the gills and particulate matter from the water that collects in the mantle cavity and is expelled without passing through the digestive system. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [noun] > mollusc or shell-fish > matter expelled from pseudofaeces1936 1936 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 79 207 It was mostly through this aperture ventral to the siphons that collections from the mantle (pseudo~faeces) were expelled on sudden closure of the valves. 1976 B. L. Bayne et al. in Marine Mussels v. 145 The rejection tracts of the mantle edge..convey the material to the posterior margin of the inhalant siphon, adjacent to the exhalant opening, where it is deposited as pseudofaeces and is carried away by the exhalant current. 1998 J. F. Kitchell in S. I. Dodson et al. Ecol. v. 195 Their feces and pseudofeces concentrate organic matter on the benthic surfaces, thereby providing greater densities of food for detritivores such as amphipods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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