词汇 | millipede |
释义 | millipede noun[ C ] (alsomillepede)uk /ˈmɪl.ɪ.piːd/ us /ˈmɪl.ə.piːd/ a small creature with a long body consisting of many parts, each part having two pairs of legs马陆,千足虫 Don Farrall/DigitalVision/GettyImages Worms, snails, slugs & similar animals annelid centipede earthworm echinococcus escargot fluke gastropod hookworm leech limacine minibeast nematode pill bug roly-poly roundworm slug snail woodlouse worm Another weird thing about this millipede is that it is found only in one very small place in northern California, USA, but its next closest animal relative lives about 16,000 kilometers away in South Africa! That’s the Latin name for a white millipede that was found in 2005. Examples of millipedemillipede Although the catch included millipedes and spiders, only insects were analysed. They also eat birds, bird eggs, centipedes, millipedes, scorpions, and various fruits, including figs and olives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Millipede is in essence a punched card rendered using nanotechnology in order to dramatically increase areal density. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Each stage is carnivorous and eats small insects and invertebrates including mites, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, and earthworms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rare myriapods (millipedes) and occasional conchostracan crustaceans (clam-shrimps) also occur. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some millipedes release hydrogen cyanide as a defense mechanism, as do certain insects, such as some burnet moths. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Apart from the rolling-up behavior of giant pill millipedes, camouflage may be an important defense mechanism against predators that hunt by sight, such as birds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The millipede has glands that produce hydrogen cyanide to protect it from predators, a fact advertised by its aposematic color. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some are predators or parasites of earthworms, snails, spiders, centipedes, millipedes and insect eggs, larvae and pupae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They have been recorded as eating pill millipedes, snails, other arthropods and soft-bodied invertebrates such as earthworms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Because they lack a waxy cuticle, millipedes are susceptible to water loss and must spend most of their time in moist or humid environments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Light is emitted from the exoskeleton of the millipede continuously, with peak wavelength of 495 nm (the light intensifies when the millipede is handled). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The millipede's most obvious feature is its large number of legs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gonopod morphology is the predominant means of determining species among millipedes: the complex structures differ much between species but very little within a species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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