| 单词 | vocal sac |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvocal sac vocal sac n. [after German Stimmhöhle (1818 in the passage translated in quot. 1827), lit. ‘vocal cavity’] Zoology a distensible pouch of skin in the throat of an animal, esp. a male frog or toad, used for vocalization; cf. throat sac n. at throat n. Compounds 6. ΚΠ 1827 R. T. Gore tr. C. G. Carus Introd. Compar. Anat. Animals II. i. ii. 199 The Solipeda are distinguished by very spacious vocal sacs. 1844 C. Knight Pict. Museum Animated Nature II. 130/1 The vocal sac of the male [Marbled Toad] is capable of great extension. 1950 Illustr. London News 15 Apr. 588/2 By inflating the loose skin of the vocal sacs at the sides of the head the male sings with a voice which is surprisingly loud. 2005 J. L. Behler & D. A. Behler Frogs 120/1 Male R. darwinii keep the tadpoles in their vocal sac for about fifty days. < as lemmas |
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