| 单词 | defecate |
| 释义 | defecate verb[I] medicalformalorspecializeduk/ˈdef.ə.keɪt/us/ˈdef.ə.keɪt/topassthecontentsof thebowelsout of thebody 排便Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion
defecate| American Dictionarydefecate verb[I] us/ˈdef·ɪˌkeɪt/toexcretethecontentsof thebowels Examplesofdefecatedefecate On the other hand, they did not provide any direct evidence that seeds defecated by grit-using birds are intact and viable. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, cats usuallydefecateat night in sandy soils and bury the faeces. From theCambridge English Corpus The birds abrade the seed surfaces in the gut, enhancing germination, and then disperse the seeds when theydefecate. From theCambridge English Corpus Cassowaries consume the fruit whole, when ripe, anddefecateseeds in piles away from parent trees, where seed predation rates are lower. From theCambridge English Corpus Faecal samples were obtained from animals that defecated upon handling, and were stored in jars of 10% formalin. From theCambridge English Corpus Regurgitated seeds that were deposited within trees were more likely to end up in sites suitable for establishment than defecated seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus Chimpanzees and gorillas are likely effective seed dispersers because individually theydefecatelarge numbers of seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus This does not rule out their possibility as dispersers, however, as there was no evidence that they did notdefecatein trees. From theCambridge English Corpus From the above results, the primate community was estimated todefecate1129 seeds km-2 d-1. From theCambridge English Corpus The vast majority (85.4% or 159 out of 186) of seeds defecated by spider monkeys were deposited >100 m away from parental feeding patches. From theCambridge English Corpus Each treatment was replicated four times for each species, using 25 seeds (intact fruits, cleaned seeds, defecated seeds) for each replication. From theCambridge English Corpus Regurgitated seeds were also more frequently found singly or in small groups than defecated seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus The source of such an increase in contamination is likely to be the birds defecating onto one another, as well as upon the crates. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of seeds that were found deposited in a group also differed depending on whether seeds had been defecated or regurgitated. From theCambridge English Corpus Seeds defecated by the latter species showed decreased viability, but the number of seeds tested was small. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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