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单词 Kinorhyncha
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Definition of Kinorhyncha in English:

Kinorhyncha

plural noun ˌkʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈrɪŋkəˌkē-
Zoology
  • A small phylum of minute marine invertebrates that have a spiny body and burrow in sand or mud.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Kinorhyncha are microscopic, spiny-headed worms.
    • I was assigned the Kinorhyncha, Tardigrada and Priapulida as topics to present.
    • The fine structure of the mouth cone, the introvert with scalids, and the circumenteric brain indicate that this meiofaunal phylum is monophyletic, related to Kinorhyncha and Priapulida.
    • Based on these preliminary observations we expect to find about 5 different species of Kinorhyncha in these particular samples.
    • All species of Kinorhyncha show a species-specific pattern of sensory spots on the trunk.

Derivatives

  • kinorhynch

  • noun ˈkʌɪnə(ʊ)rɪŋk
    Zoology
    • Other abundant meiofaunal groups in the deep sea include kinorhynchs and ostracodes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Discovered in 1983, these tiny worms have a spiny head, and so resemble the kinorhynchs to which they are related.
      • I especially enjoy working with polychaete fauna, but kinorhynchs are a close second.
      • However, one part of that group - the priapulids, kinorhynchs, and loriciferans - appears to form a group in its own right.
      • The kinorhynch body is divided into 3 regions: head (= introvert), very short neck, and trunk.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek kinein 'set in motion' + rhunkos 'snout'.

Definition of Kinorhyncha in US English:

Kinorhyncha

plural nounˌkē-
Zoology
  • A small phylum of minute marine invertebrates that have a spiny body and burrow in sand or mud.

    〔动〕动吻纲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Kinorhyncha are microscopic, spiny-headed worms.
    • Based on these preliminary observations we expect to find about 5 different species of Kinorhyncha in these particular samples.
    • I was assigned the Kinorhyncha, Tardigrada and Priapulida as topics to present.
    • The fine structure of the mouth cone, the introvert with scalids, and the circumenteric brain indicate that this meiofaunal phylum is monophyletic, related to Kinorhyncha and Priapulida.
    • All species of Kinorhyncha show a species-specific pattern of sensory spots on the trunk.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek kinein ‘set in motion’ + rhunkos ‘snout’.

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