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单词 avicularium
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Definition of avicularium in English:

avicularium

nounPlural avicularia əˌvɪkjʊˈlɛːrɪəməˌvikyəˈlerēəm
Zoology
  • (in some bryozoans) any of a number of modified zooids that take the form of a pair of snapping jaws resembling a bird's head, serving to prevent other organisms from settling on the colony.

    〔动〕(部分苔藓虫里的)鸟头器,鸟头体。比较VIBRACULUM

    Compare with vibraculum
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adventitious avicularia and cortical zooidal polymorphs are not apparent.
    • Several unusual groups have developed a free living life mode, where the colony is physically supported by specialized modules, avicularia supported.
    • Enlarged avicularia on zooids at row bifurcations, on branch margins, and adjacent to ovicells are generally similar to those in M. auriculatum.
    • The autozooids are flanked by spines and there are also a few avicularia.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from avicula, diminutive of avis 'bird'.

Definition of avicularium in US English:

avicularium

nounəˌvikyəˈlerēəm
Zoology
  • (in some bryozoans) any of a number of modified zooids that take the form of a pair of snapping jaws resembling a bird's head, serving to prevent other organisms from settling on the colony.

    〔动〕(部分苔藓虫里的)鸟头器,鸟头体。比较VIBRACULUM

    Compare with vibraculum
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The autozooids are flanked by spines and there are also a few avicularia.
    • Adventitious avicularia and cortical zooidal polymorphs are not apparent.
    • Several unusual groups have developed a free living life mode, where the colony is physically supported by specialized modules, avicularia supported.
    • Enlarged avicularia on zooids at row bifurcations, on branch margins, and adjacent to ovicells are generally similar to those in M. auriculatum.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from avicula, diminutive of avis ‘bird’.

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