| 单词 |
epigyne |
| 释义 |
epigyne Zool.|ˈɛpɪdʒaɪn|
[ad. mod.L. epigynum, f. Gr. ἐπί epi- + γυνή woman, female. Cf. epigynous a.]
The ovipositor in arachnids; the external genital plate in spiders. Also in mod.L. form epigynum |ɛpɪˈdʒaɪnəm|.
1875Encycl. Brit. II. 273/1 These [sc. ovaries] have a common exterior orifice (vulva)..and connected with this opening there is frequently an epigyne, or ovipositor. 1892Trans. Linnean Soc. Zool. V. 297 The epigynum or external genital plate..entirely closes the genital aperture. 1900Proc. Zool. Soc. 387 The under surface of the body is whitish except the small yellow-brown epigyne. 1916H. S. Pratt Man. Invertebr. Anim. 415 Between them [sc. the lung spiracles] is the genital pore which, in the female, is covered by a plate..called the epigynum. 1951Locket & Millidge Brit. Spiders I. iii. 24 The term ‘epigyne’ (or ‘epigynum’) has been used in slightly different ways. In the present work it will be applied to..the general appearance of the female genital area from the outside, when the spider is viewed ventrally. |
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