网站首页  汉语  德语  英语

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Dermoptera
释义

Definition of Dermoptera in English:

Dermoptera

plural noundəːˈmɒptərədərˈmäptərə
Zoology
  • A small order of mammals which comprises the flying lemurs or colugos.

    〔动〕皮翼目

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The interrelationships of Primates, Scandentia, and Dermoptera are not resolved by our data.
    • The order Dermoptera contains a single family, the Cynocephalidae, which is made up of a single genus with two species.
    • Euarchontoglires is composed of the orders Primates, Rodentia, Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas), Scandentia (tree shrews), and Dermoptera (flying lemurs).
    • Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
    • The single species of Dermoptera was included with the Primates.

Derivatives

  • dermopteran

  • noun & adjectivedəˈmɒptər(ə)n
    Zoology
    • Thus, from an ad hoc analysis of the mtDNA of mammalian representatives, we cannot gain conclusive evidence for a sister group relationship of dermopterans and primates.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The relationships of picrodontids were long a matter of uncertainty, with early workers allying these peculiar mammals with marsupials, bats, insectivorans, or dermopterans.
      • Notable among these are primates, tree shrews, dermopterans, and bats.
      • Dimeric and trimeric tRNA-SINEs with identical subunits could be characterized in dermopterans (CYN-II, CYN-III, or t-SINE ).
      • Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of a unique tRNA-derived SINE family in dermopterans (flying lemurs or colugos).

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek derma 'skin' + pteron 'wing'.

Definition of Dermoptera in US English:

Dermoptera

plural noundərˈmäptərə
Zoology
  • A small order of mammals which comprises the flying lemurs or colugos.

    〔动〕皮翼目

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Euarchontoglires is composed of the orders Primates, Rodentia, Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas), Scandentia (tree shrews), and Dermoptera (flying lemurs).
    • Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
    • The single species of Dermoptera was included with the Primates.
    • The interrelationships of Primates, Scandentia, and Dermoptera are not resolved by our data.
    • The order Dermoptera contains a single family, the Cynocephalidae, which is made up of a single genus with two species.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek derma ‘skin’ + pteron ‘wing’.

随便看

 

雅致网英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。

 

Copyright © 2002-2024 53pku.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/7/6 15:38:57