单词 | supralabial |
释义 | > as lemmassupralabial supralabial adj. and n. Brit. , U.S. (a) adj. designating each of a series of scales on the upper lip of a reptile; (b) n. such a scale; usually in plural.ΚΠ 1843 T. Bell in C. Darwin Zool. Voy. H.M.S. Beagle V. 21 There are, in addition to the regular series of larger supralabial scales, at least three distinct series of smaller ones. 1904 Biol. Bull. Nov. 293 A black spot, just above the sixth supralabial. 1972 L. M. Klauber Rattlesnakes (ed. 2) I. 218 The vertical light line on the prenasal and first supralabial scales of the eastern diamondback. 2007 M. O'Shea Boas & Pythons World 14/1 In boas and pythons the pits consist of a series of slit-like openings in the upper and lower lip scales (supralabials and infralabials). < as lemmas |
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