1. "The purpose of animals, " he once said of their
locomotion and movement, "is to assist the wind and waves to stir the brewing biosphere.
有一次他谈到动物的迁移和运动时说,“动物存在的意义,就是为了帮助风和浪来搅拌发酵中的生物圈。”
2. Flagellum (pl. flagella) A whiplike extension of prokaryote cells, with a basal body at its base, whose beat causes
locomotion of the cell.
原核细胞的鞭状延长部分,基部有基体,当鞭毛进行挥鞭式运动时可以促使细胞移动。
3. Zoology An elongated, flexible, unsegmented extension, as one of those surrounding the mouth or oral cavity of the squid, used for feeling, grasping, or
locomotion.
一种可伸长的、有弹性的、不分节的伸展部分,如环绕在鱿鱼嘴部或口腔周围的触须,用以触感、扑捉或移动。