单词 | pseudepiploon |
释义 | † pseudepiploonn. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. The omentum (epiploon) of a bird, which resembles that of a mammal but is connected to a smaller number of abdominal organs. ΚΠ 1883 W. F. R. Weldon in Proc. Zool. Soc. 640 In all the Anatidæ..the representative of the horizontal septum is attached to the ventral abdominal wall,..so that it does not cover any of the intestine coils. [Note] This septum has been mentioned by various authors... From its resemblance to a modified Mammalian mesentery, I would propose to call it ‘pseudepiploön’. 1883 Athenæum 29 Dec. 870 The pseudepiploon [of the flamingo] was also shown to differ from that of the Lamellirostres, and to agree with that of storks, in extending back to the cloaca. DerivativesΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pseudepiploic, of or pertaining to the pseudoepiploön. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1883 |
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