| 单词 | book lung |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbook lung book lung n. Zoology (in scorpions, spiders, and some other terrestrial arachnids) each of one or more pairs of respiratory organs containing numerous fine lamellae; also called lung book. ΚΠ 1881 Proc. Royal Soc. 32 397 To arrive at the book-lungs of the Scorpion, we have to imagine the ventral surface on each side in close proximity to the short appendages carrying the gill-books. 1897 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. I. 604 The organs of respiration are sometimes tracheæ, similar to those of Insects, sometimes book-lungs or sacs containing numerous book-leaf-like plates. 1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope xliii. 158 Each book lung contains generally from fifteen to twenty horizontal leaf-like folds. 2001 Pet Reptile July 28/1 Air bubbles are trapped in hairs surrounding the book lungs, which allows the spider to breathe for a long time under the water. < as lemmas |
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