单词 | scyphi- |
释义 | scyphi-comb. form combining form of Latin scyphus cup (see scyphus n.), used in scientific terms, chiefly Botany and Zoology. (Properly, this form should be used only for compounds with Latin words, and scypho- comb. form for those with Greek words; but this rule has often been neglected.) scyphiferous adj. Brit. , U.S. [-ferous comb. form] Botany bearing a scyphus; = scyphophorous adj. at scypho- comb. form .ΚΠ 1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 57 Podetia from disk of laciniæ,..scyphiferous. scyphiform adj. Brit. , U.S. /-fɔːm/ [-form comb. form2] (a) Botany resembling a scyphus in shape; (b) Zoology ‘boat-shaped, scaphoid’ ( Cent. Dict.).ΚΠ 1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 2 Apothecia biatorine on scyphiform or simple podetia. scyphiphorous adj. Brit. , U.S. Botany = scyphophorous adj. at scypho- comb. form , scyphiferous adj.ΚΠ 1879 W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora (ed. 3) 521 Scyphiphorous. scyphistoma n. Brit. , U.S. Zoology = scyphostoma n. at scypho- comb. form .ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Scyphozoa > member of > larval hydratuba1847 scyphistoma1870 scyphostoma1878 1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (1875) 122 The Scyphistoma assumes the aspect of a pile of saucers, arranged one upon another with their concave surfaces upward. scyphistomoid adj. Brit. , U.S. of or belonging to a scyphistoma (in quot. 1902 absol.).ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > relating to jellyfish of class Scyphozoa > larval scyphostoma1878 scyphistomous1889 scyphistomoid1902 1902 G. H. Fowler in Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 131 The non-sexual scyphistomoid (corresponding to the hydroid) alternating with the medusoid. Thesaurus » Categories » scyphistomous adj. Brit. , U.S. ( Cent. Dict.).Draft additions 1993 scyphistoma n. Brit. , U.S. scyphistomal adj. Brit. , U.S. pertaining to or consisting of a scyphistoma.Π 1959 W. Andrew Textbk. Compar. Histol. xii. 463 Cassiopeia constricts off ciliated buds from the scyphistomal stalk. 1977 J. Cohen Reproduction x. 188 Most coelenterate medusae have a polyp stage (or a scyphistomal equivalent) on the sea-bed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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