α. 1800s– pterygoda (plural), 1800s– pterygodum.
β. 1800s pterygode.
单词 | pterygode |
释义 | pterygoden.α. 1800s– pterygoda (plural), 1800s– pterygodum. β. 1800s pterygode. Entomology. Now historical. A small sclerite at the base of an insect's wing; a patagium or tegula (cf. patagium n. 1, tegula n. 1a). ΚΠ 1831 H. McMurtrie tr. P. A. Latreille in G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom III. 234 Before the superior wings of these Insects are two species of epaulettes—pterygoda [Fr. ptérygodes]—which extend posteriorly along a portion of the back on which they are laid. 1875 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 17 216 The collar and pterygodes black, the former with a distinct, transverse black line. 1895 Proc. Zool. Soc. 264 The pterygodes are purplish black at base, with a large patch of white before the terminal fringe. 1927 Amer. Naturalist 61 237 While the term pterygodum of Latreille (1820–22) has priority, it was used in a restricted sense for the part at the base of the mesothoracic wing in the Lepidoptera and is rarely noted in the literature relating to the insects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831 |
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