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/luy"reuh fawrm'/, adj.shaped like a lyre.[1855-60; < F lyriforme. See LYRE, -I-, -FORM]
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lyriform — [lī′rə fôrm΄] adj. shaped like a lyre … English World dictionary
lyriform organs — plural noun (zoology) Patches of well innervated chitin on the legs and other parts of spiders, believed to act as mechanoreceptors • • • Main Entry: ↑lyre … Useful english dictionary
lyriform — adjective Having the shape of a lyre … Wiktionary
lyriform — ly·ri·form … English syllables
lyriform — ˈlīrəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: French lyriforme, from lyre (from Middle French lire) + iforme iform : shaped like a lyre … Useful english dictionary
lyriform organs — (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In arachnids, a lyreshaped organ on the joints of the legs and other appendages, sterna of the cephalothorax and abdomen and on the sting of Scorpiones; thought to be chemoreceptors; also called slit sense organs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lyriform organ — noun : a cuticular groove that is connected with a nerve ending in many spiders, often occurs in groups on the legs and sternum, and is thought to be an organ of hearing … Useful english dictionary
sound reception — Introduction response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly … Universalium
Lyraförmiges Organ — Das Lyraförmige Organ (auch Lyriformes Organ) gehört zu den Sinnesorganen der Spinnentiere (Arachnida). Mehrere Spaltsinnesorgane sind parallel zu einer Gruppe angeordnet und dienen der Wahrnehmung von Schwingungen in der Umwelt. Spinnentiere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
slit sense organs — see lyriform organs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
