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单词 pseudofilaria
释义

pseudofilarian.

Inflections: Plural pseudofilariae.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, filaria n.
Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + filaria n.Van Beneden (see quot. 18712 at main sense) appears to use the form pseudo-filaria with plural agreement, but later authors take it to be singular (like filaria).
Zoology. Obsolete.
A vermiform trophozoite occurring in the life cycle of certain gregarines, superficially resembling a nematode worm.
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1871 E. van Beneden in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 11 248 In consequence of their resemblance to the Nematoid worms, I have termed these protoplasmic filaments pseudo-filaria.
1871 E. van Beneden in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 11 249 The pseudo-filaria..move about freely in the intestine during a certain time.
1874 Amer. Naturalist 8 740 The Pseudofilariæ arise by self-division of the young in the Moner-stage, i. e., by a budding process.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals ii. 94 The pseudo-filaria passes into the condition of the adult Gregarina.

Derivatives

pseudofilarian adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pseudofilarian, pertaining to a pseudofilaria, or having its character.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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