alloscutum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — Powerful muscle groups are also present in the alloscutum of the female, nymphal, and larval Ixodid ticks, through which the tick is able to redistribute the centre of gravity and regain an upright position when it falls into an upside-down position.

词形变化

alloscuta plural

词源

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