| 单词 | throat flap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthroat flap throat flap n. (a) the epiglottis (rare); (b) an erectile fold of skin (dewlap) on the throat of a lizard. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [noun] > of neck or throat ringbonec1400 ring?a1425 lavell1530 epiglot1547 flap?1550 weezle1594 cricoid1615 epiglottis1615 over-tongue1615 ring-gristle1615 shield-gristle1615 throat stopper1661 guggle1680 throat flap1683 ring cartilage1690 fillet1693 thyroid cartilage1726 thyroid1840 arytenoid1849 shield-cartilage1881 triticeous cartilage or nodule1891 1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse iv. x. 165 The Epiglottis or Throat-flap, that covers the chink of the Larynx has no discernible Muscles in Man, nor I believe in the Horse. 1795 J. Carroll Amer. Criterion Eng. Lang. 88 Epi, which signifies..after; as epiglottis, the aftertongue, or throat-flap. 1950 H. M. Smith Handbk. Amphibians & Reptiles Kansas 159 Anolis carolinensis... No longitudinal throat flap. 1993 M. M. Iwu Handbk. Afr. Medicinal Plants v. 337 The surgeons in Bafuleroland are renowned for their precision in cutting off the upper end of the throat flap (epiglottis) for the treatment of a variety of illnesses. 2010 Evolution 64 2733/1 Anoles are primarily arboreal lizards distinguished by their adhesive toepads, extensible throat flap (the dewlap), and remarkable range of diversity in both size and shape. < as lemmas |
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