trophophoreticとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

trophophoretic ‎(not comparable)

1. (biology, entomology) Exhibiting trophophoresy.
   • 2006, Insect Systematics & Evolution, page 198:

     This latter form of trophobiosis has been termed trophophoresy (LaPolla et al. 2002). Only two ant genera are known to contain trophophoretic species: Acropyga (Formicinae), in which all 37 species are thought to be trophophoretic, and [...]

   • 2012, Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo, The Ants of Fiji (ISBN 0520955218), page 43

     In the Solomons, A. lauta is reported as being trophophoretic (Johnson et al., 2001), and has been associated with the mealybugs Eumyrmoccus kolobangarae and E. kusiacus (LaPolla, 2004).