hyostylic
hyostylic — 形容詞
- hyostylicpositive
- more hyostyliccomparative
- most hyostylicsuperlative
1. describing a type of jaw structure in fish where the lower part of the jaw is co
舌接型
下頷藉舌頷骨連於頭骨
describing a type of jaw structure in fish where the lower part of the jaw is connected to the skull by a single rod-shaped bone (the hyomandibular), so the jaw can be pushed forward when the fish opens its mouth.
Most ray-finned fish have a hyostylic jaw that can push forward to catch food.
大部分條鰭魚都有舌接型頷部,讓牠們能把嘴巴往前推出以捕捉食物。
hyostylic + noun (jaw) for fish anatomy
The biologist examined the hyostylic skull of the perch under a microscope.
那位生物學家在顯微鏡下觀察這尾河鱸的舌接型頭骨。
hyostylic + noun (skull) as technical description
In a hyostylic suspension, the jaw hangs from the skull by a single rod-shaped bone.
在舌接型的懸掛結構中,下頷僅靠一根細長的骨骼與頭骨相連。
The salmon's hyostylic skull lets it open its mouth wide to swallow smaller fish.
鮭魚的舌接型頭骨讓牠能張大嘴巴吞進較小的魚。
- amphistylic
describes a fish jaw suspended by two points (the hyomandibular and the palatoquadrate itself), rather than one
- holostylic
describes a jaw fused directly to the skull without a movable joint, found in some primitive fish
文法句型
hyostylic + noun (jaw, skull, suspension)
用法筆記
This term is used mainly in ichthyology (the study of fish) and comparative anatomy. It contrasts with amphistylic and holostylic, which describe different fish jaw-support patterns.