soft-bodiedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t)ˈbɒdɪd/, U.S.

/ˌsɔf(t)ˈbɑdid/,

/ˌsɑf(t)ˈbɑdid/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., bodied adj.

Etymology: < soft adj. + bodied adj.Compare classical Latin mollia , lit. ‘soft ones’, used to denote a particular group of shell-less invertebrates (see Mollusca n.).

Of an animal: having a soft body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > [adjective] > soft-bodied

soft-bodied1782

1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6617/2 These tender and soft-bodied animals [sc. frogs].

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 655 In soft-bodied insects they [sc. the legs] seem usually more firm and unbending.

1846 R. Patterson Introd. Zool. 27 The molluscous or soft-bodied animals, which are known as shell-fish.

1907 R. M. Laing & E. W. Blackwell Plants N.Z. (ed. 2) 350 These holes [in puriri logs] are made by a soft-bodied grub, which develops into the puriri moth.

1959 Life 20 July 60/2 (caption) The Hermit Crab, which is not a true crab but a soft-bodied crustacean, armors itself in abandoned shells.

2014 Sci. Amer. May 53/1 Soft-bodied animals such as worms and octopuses lack any apparent skeletal structure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft-bodied
释义	soft-bodiedadj. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t)ˈbɒdɪd/, U.S. /ˌsɔf(t)ˈbɑdid/, /ˌsɑf(t)ˈbɑdid/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., bodied adj. Etymology: < soft adj. + bodied adj.Compare classical Latin mollia , lit. ‘soft ones’, used to denote a particular group of shell-less invertebrates (see Mollusca n.). Of an animal: having a soft body. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > [adjective] > soft-bodied soft-bodied1782 1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6617/2 These tender and soft-bodied animals [sc. frogs]. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 655 In soft-bodied insects they [sc. the legs] seem usually more firm and unbending. 1846 R. Patterson Introd. Zool. 27 The molluscous or soft-bodied animals, which are known as shell-fish. 1907 R. M. Laing & E. W. Blackwell Plants N.Z. (ed. 2) 350 These holes [in puriri logs] are made by a soft-bodied grub, which develops into the puriri moth. 1959 Life 20 July 60/2 (caption) The Hermit Crab, which is not a true crab but a soft-bodied crustacean, armors itself in abandoned shells. 2014 Sci. Amer. May 53/1 Soft-bodied animals such as worms and octopuses lack any apparent skeletal structure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1782
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