英语词汇“chordotonal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

chordotonal

释义

chordotonal, a. Zool.|ˌkɔːdəˈtəʊnəl|
[G. (V. Graber 1882, in Arch. f. Mikroskop. Anat. XX. 506), f. chord n.¹ + -o + tonal a.]
Applied to organs in insects that are responsive to sound or mechanical vibrations.
1888J. Lubbock Senses, Instincts & Intelligence Anim. vi. 117 In the cricket, for instance, the sense of hearing appears to be seated partly in the antennæ, and partly in the anterior legs. In other cases, as in Corethra, the division appears to be carried still further, and a ‘chordotonal’ organ occurs in each of several segments.1910Encycl. Brit. II. 85/2 For the appreciation of the sounds made by these stridulators, the ants are furnished with delicate organs of hearing (chordotonal organs).1948Science News VII. 19 On the theory that the elongated parallel elements act as chords (strings) and have a ‘tonus’ or tension like strings, these structures have been given the name ‘chordotonal organs’.

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