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nervure

/nur-vyoor/US // ˈnɜr vyʊər //UK // (ˈnɜːvjʊə) //

神经质,神经系统,神经病,紧张

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Botany, Zoology. a vein, as of a leaf or the wing of an insect.

Examples

  • That part of the wing lying between the anterior margin and the post-costal nervure.

  • A joint in the costal nervure of the wings of Coleoptera, where they bend to take a transverse fold.

  • The black shading along the median nervure is sometimes very conspicuous.

  • Strictly speaking, the wings of the males of this group should, according to its name, present only a single nervure.

  • The other wing consists of a rigid nervure in front and behind of thin parchment which supports fine rods of steel.