单词 | vampire squid |
释义 | > as lemmasvampire squid vampire squid n. [after scientific Latin Vampyroteuthis infernalis ( C. Chun Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres (1903) 88)] a small deep-sea cephalopod, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, typically having a dark body covered in light-producing organs, large reddish eyes, and a web of skin connecting the arms.The vampire squid is the sole surviving member of the order Vampyromorphida. ΚΠ 1947 Waco (Texas) Sunday Tribune-Herald 26 Oct. 10/6 Because of its weird appearance it has been appropriately named ‘Vampyroteuthis Infernalis’, the ‘Vampire Squid of Hell’. 1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs xi. 212 With the webbed octopods were once classed the small deep-water vampire squids (Vampyroteuthis). 1997 Guardian 21 July b19 Remote-controlled submersibles pick out bogglingly weird animals like the vampire squid or things that resemble spacecraft, equipped with bioluminescent flashing lights. 2003 M. Nixon & J. Z. Young Brains & Lives Cephalopods 14 The deep-living vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis, is uniformly black and as its chromatophores lack muscles it is not likely to undergo colour changes. < as lemmas |
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