| 单词 |
synapticula |
| 释义 |
‖ synapticula Zool.|sɪnæpˈtɪkjʊlə| Pl. -æ |-iː|. Also synapticulum, pl. -a. [mod.L., f. Gr. συναπτικός (see prec.) + dim. suffix -icula, -iculum.] Each of a number of transverse calcareous processes connecting the septa in certain corals. Hence synapˈticular a., pertaining to or consisting of synapticulæ; synapˈticulate a., furnished with synapticulæ.
1861J. R. Greene Man. Anim. Kingd., Cœlent. 155 Septa..with..processes, which, in general, meet so as to constitute numerous ‘synapticulæ’, or transverse props, extending across the loculi like the bars of a grate. 1872P. M. Duncan Monogr. Brit. Fossil Corals Ser. ii. iii. 20 The endotheca..assumes the synapticular form. 1883― in Jrnl. Linn. Soc., Zool. XVII. 140 These transversely placed organs..we have proposed to term synapticula. Ibid. 144 Bounded by the synapticulum above. Ibid., A synapticulate structure. |

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