exite
exite — noun
1. A small, movable part on the outer side of the leg of certain arthropods (animal
A small, movable part on the outer side of the leg of certain arthropods (animals with jointed legs, such as shrimp and related creatures).
Under the microscope, the biologist identified a small exite on the shrimp's walking leg.
identify + exite + on [body part] — used with microscope context
A fairy shrimp's exite moves back and forth as the animal swims through the pond.
Dr. Ito drew a detailed diagram showing the exite attached to the outer limb segment.
In some ancient crustaceans, the exite was much larger than it is in modern species.
The research team compared the exite of a brine shrimp with that of a fossil specimen.
- outer lobe
descriptive phrase; less precise and not a formal taxonomic equivalent
- endite
the inner lobe on the opposite side of the same limb
文法句型
the exite of [body part]
用法筆記
A specialized term used mainly in zoological descriptions of arthropod anatomy. It is often described alongside the endite, the corresponding inner lobe on the opposite side of the same limb.