单词 | pseudopupil |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudopupil pseudopupil n. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌpjuːpl/ , U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌpjup(ə)l/ [after German Pseudopupille ( S. Exner Physiol. der facettirten Augen von Krebsen u. Insecten (1891) ii. 18)] chiefly Zoology a spot or structure in the eye that resembles or functions as a pupil; esp. a spot seen in the centre of the compound eye of certain insects that appears darker than the surrounding ommatidia (or shines when illuminated), owing to absorption (or reflection) of light along the axes of individual ommatidia.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > head > eye > pseudopupil pseudopupil1918 1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 112 Pseudo-pupillæ, in Odonata, the black spots seen on the compound eyes of the living insects.] 1918 Classical Philol. 13 346 I have in mind two forms of coloboma of the iris.., in the second of which the cleft in the diaphragm is annular, this round pseudo-pupil being separated from the real one by a more or less considerable band of the iris. 1977 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) July 108/2 Looking at the eye of an insect, we frequently see a black spot in the center of the eye. As the insect rotates its head the black spot always points in the direction of the observer. The spot is known as the pseudopupil. 1992 Biol. Bull. 182 278/1 Reflectance from within the deep pseudopupil of the compound eyes and its change upon stimulation with light were monitored in individual animals. < as lemmas |
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