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词汇 microphagous
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Definition of microphagous in English:

microphagous

adjective mʌɪˈkrɒfəɡəsmīˈkräfəɡəs
Zoology
  • (of an invertebrate) feeding on minute particles or microorganisms.

    〔动〕(无脊椎动物)食微小生物的;食微粒的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bottom or near-bottom feeding of the L klingeri animal as a scavenger or as a microphagous predator is envisaged, in a low-energy environmental setting.
    • Despite these complex results, our data show that microphagous surface deposit feeders can select for particles based on size and organic coating.
    • We have found that appendicularians, the most abundant microphagous metazoans, strongly stimulate the magnitude of experimentally induced blooms and that this effect can be scaled to any appendicularian density.

Derivatives

  • microphagic

  • adjective
    Zoology
    • McCormick et al. found that macrophagic omnivore percent was more responsive to sedimentation than total or microphagic omnivores.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Available dietary data (178 individuals from the Noosa River and Spitfire Creek, Moreton Island) indicate that N. oxleyana is a microphagic carnivore.
      • The ultrastructural features of the foregut, with the presence of a mucus trapping mechanism, a relatively well-developed filter system and associated structures, and an esophagus lacking glands confirm the microphagic feeding habits of mystacocarids.
      • The role of paracrine signals such as microphagic cytokines in CL aging remains to be elucidated.
      • P. maraena is a microphagic omnivore, and stomachs sampled contained principally cladocerans, algae and small insects.

Definition of microphagous in US English:

microphagous

adjectivemīˈkräfəɡəs
Zoology
  • (of an invertebrate) feeding on minute particles or microorganisms.

    〔动〕(无脊椎动物)食微小生物的;食微粒的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite these complex results, our data show that microphagous surface deposit feeders can select for particles based on size and organic coating.
    • We have found that appendicularians, the most abundant microphagous metazoans, strongly stimulate the magnitude of experimentally induced blooms and that this effect can be scaled to any appendicularian density.
    • Bottom or near-bottom feeding of the L klingeri animal as a scavenger or as a microphagous predator is envisaged, in a low-energy environmental setting.
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