pycnofibreとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• pycnofiber (US)

語源

From pycno- +‎ fibre. Coined 2009 by Brazilian palaeontologist Alexander W. A. Kellner et al.

名詞

pycnofibre (plural pycnofibres)

1. (paleontology) Any one of the hair-like filaments that comprised an integument of some pterosaurs.
   • 2012, A. J. Veldmeijer, Mark Witton, Ilja Nieuwland, Pterosaurs: Flying Contemporaries of the Dinosaurs, Sidestone Press, page 119:

     While the metal frames, styrofoam bulk and resin wings comprised the majority of the models, the details that would bring them to life – eyes, scars, pycnofibres, scales and colour – needed to be added before the models could really look vital.

   • 2014, Albert J. DeBenedictis, Evolution or Creation?: A Comparison of the Arguments, 3rd edition, Xlibris, page 254:

     Many [pterosaurs] had furry coats made up of hair-like filaments known as pycnofibres, which covered their bodies and parts of their wings.

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• pycnofiber