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单词 pseudostigma
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pseudostigman.

Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌstɪɡmə/, U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌstɪɡmə/
Inflections: Plural pseudostigmata.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, stigma n.
Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + stigma n. So called on account of the resemblance to a spiracle (compare stigma n. 5a). Compare French pseudostigmate (1893 or earlier).
Zoology.
In certain mites (esp. oribatids and trombiculids): either of a pair of pits in the integument, each serving as the socket of a sensillum (pseudostigmatic organ).
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1884 A. D. Michael Brit. Oribatidæ I. ix. 130 The Pseudo-stigmata... The conspicuous organs ordinarily called stigmata, one on each side.
1961 J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson & J. Sankey Land Invertebr. xi. 127 Beetle mites... Front part of the prosoma dorsally with two clubbed or pilose pseudostigmatic organs which arise from cup-like pseudo-stigmata.
1999 Amer. Midland Naturalist 142 153 (caption) Conoidal pseudostigma with spherical pseudostigmatic organ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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