monocrurateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

monocrurate (not comparable)

1. Having a single crus (leglike shank)
   • 2015 July 16, “The Stapes of Gomphodont Cynodonts: Insights into the Middle Ear Structure of Non-Mammaliaform Cynodonts”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Additionally, these authors suggested that monocrurate stapes are thought to be of positive fitness for aquatic mammals whereas bicrurate stapes provide enhanced hearing abilities for terrestrial forms; however, it is important to note that the functional significance of these conditions has not been explored in detail comparing animals of similar habitats.

関連する語

• bicrurate