| 单词 |
oribatid |
| 释义 |
oribatid, n. and a.|ɒˈrɪbətɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Oribatidæ, f. generic name Oribata (P. A. Latreille in C. N. S. Sonnini Buffon's Hist. Nat. Insectes (1802) III. 65), perh. f. Gr. ὀρειβάτης mountain-ranging: see -id3.]
A. n. A small, oval, dark-coloured mite belonging to the family Oribatidæ or the order Oribatoidea, which includes non-parasitic mites with a thickened integument, giving them a leathery appearance.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this group of mites.
1875Encycl. Brit. II. 276/1 The Oribatides in general live on vegetable matter. 1914Brit. Mus. Return 170 in Parl. Papers LXXI. 193 Thirty-three Oribatid Mites from Hawaii. 1924Glasgow Herald 12 Jan. 4/2 The hard⁓shelled ‘beetle-mites’, or Oribatids feed on decaying vegetable matter. 1967M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens vii. 101 The lichens..are in turn infested with oribatid mites that appear to be lichenivorous. 1972J. Balogh Oribatid Genera of World 9 The Oribatid mites are one of the richest soil Arthropodan groups. Ibid. 14 Permanent mounts with framing are wholly unsuitable for the study and conservation of Oribatids. Ibid. 15 The Oribatid specimen to be studied is carefully lifted from the lactic acid. |
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