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单词 book lung
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Definition of book lung in English:

book lung

noun
Zoology
  • (in a spider or other arachnid) each of a pair of respiratory organs composed of many fine lamellae. They are situated in the abdomen and have openings on the underside.

    〔动〕书肺(指蛛形纲动物,如蝎和蜘蛛的呼吸器官,由一系列叶状薄瓣膜组成,位于腹部,下有开口)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A researcher at the University of Manchester has reported finding slit-like structures and book lungs on some eurypterid fossils.
    • Respiration takes place through the body surface, and/or by means of gills, tracheae, or book lungs.
    • Most spiders breathe through tracheae; some, like the wolf spiders, have both book lungs and tracheae.
    • Like spiders, they were terrestrial and respired through book lungs, and walked on eight legs.

Definition of book lung in US English:

book lung

noun
Zoology
  • (in a spider or other arachnid) each of a pair of respiratory organs composed of many fine leaves. They are situated in the abdomen and have openings on the underside.

    〔动〕书肺(指蛛形纲动物,如蝎和蜘蛛的呼吸器官,由一系列叶状薄瓣膜组成,位于腹部,下有开口)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A researcher at the University of Manchester has reported finding slit-like structures and book lungs on some eurypterid fossils.
    • Most spiders breathe through tracheae; some, like the wolf spiders, have both book lungs and tracheae.
    • Like spiders, they were terrestrial and respired through book lungs, and walked on eight legs.
    • Respiration takes place through the body surface, and/or by means of gills, tracheae, or book lungs.
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