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单词 Pholidota
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Definition of Pholidota in English:

Pholidota

plural nounˌfɒlɪˈdəʊtəˌfäliˈdōtə
Zoology
  • A small order of mammals that comprises the pangolins.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • Let's turn to what is known about the anatomy of the feeding apparatus in Xenarthra and Pholidota.
    • Attempts to resolve the relationships of Xenarthra and Pholidota to other eutherian mammals have not yet been exhausted.
    • An interesting input provided by our data resides in the reliable support obtained for the sister-group relationship of Pholidota and Carnivora.
    • Unfortunately, information on the condition of feeding apparatus muscles in ant-eating taxa outside the Xenarthra and Pholidota is incomplete.
    • Some features of mammals that eat mostly ants and termites are used as examples of convergence; the most speciose assemblages of these mammals are in the orders Xenarthra and Pholidota.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek pholidōtos 'scaly', from pholis, pholid- 'scale'.

Definition of Pholidota in US English:

Pholidota

plural nounˌfäliˈdōtə
Zoology
  • A small order of mammals that comprises the pangolins.

    〔动〕鳞甲目

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An interesting input provided by our data resides in the reliable support obtained for the sister-group relationship of Pholidota and Carnivora.
    • Attempts to resolve the relationships of Xenarthra and Pholidota to other eutherian mammals have not yet been exhausted.
    • Some features of mammals that eat mostly ants and termites are used as examples of convergence; the most speciose assemblages of these mammals are in the orders Xenarthra and Pholidota.
    • Unfortunately, information on the condition of feeding apparatus muscles in ant-eating taxa outside the Xenarthra and Pholidota is incomplete.
    • Let's turn to what is known about the anatomy of the feeding apparatus in Xenarthra and Pholidota.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek pholidōtos ‘scaly’, from pholis, pholid- ‘scale’.

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