- sucking beak
- сосательный хоботок* * *сосательный хоботок
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
sucking beak
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Beak — (b[=e]k), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varies much according to the food and habits of the bird … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beak — noun Etymology: Middle English bec, from Anglo French, from Latin beccus, of Gaulish origin Date: 13th century 1. a. the bill of a bird; especially a strong short broad bill b. (1) the elongated sucking mouth of some in … New Collegiate Dictionary
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
rostellum — räˈsteləm noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small beak, small snout, diminutive of rostrum beak more at rostrum 1. a. : a small process resembling a beak … Useful english dictionary
Mamo — This article is about bird genus. For Maltese politician, see Anthony Mamo. For Russia s 2009 Eurovision entry, see Mamo (song). Mamo Black Mamo (Drepanis funerea) … Wikipedia
Black Mamo — (Drepanis funerea) Conservation status … Wikipedia
conenose — ☆ conenose [kōn′nōz΄ ] n. any of certain hemipteran insects (family Reduviidae) with a conelike base on the sucking beak, esp. a bloodsucking genus (Triatoma) that sometimes transmits parasites: found in the S U.S. and tropical America … English World dictionary
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… … Universalium
perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… … Universalium
lamp shells — ▪ animal Introduction also called brachiopod, any member of the phylum Brachiopoda, a group of bottom dwelling marine invertebrates. They are covered by two valves, or shells; one valve covers the dorsal, or top, side; the other covers… … Universalium
