alloscutum

词形变化

alloscuta 复数 alloscuta

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    the flexible part of the dorsal body wall behind the rigid scutum in a hard tick, particularly a female — the alloscutum is the part of the body wall that must stretch to accommodate the blood that the tick swallows when it engorges in preparation for laying eggs.

    生物 动物学

词源

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) and from Latin scūtum (“shield”).

来源：wiktionary