English Dictionary

antigenic

形容詞

比較不可 廃用

(biology, obsolete) Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.

日本語の意味

(生物学の古い用法) 特に鱗翅類において、雄と雌で形態が著しく異なる状態を指す意味です。

Early entomologists described the wing markings as antigenic, noting distinct male and female forms among several moth species.

初期の昆虫学者たちは翅の模様を雌雄異形だと記述し、いくつかのガの種で雄と雌のはっきりした形態差を確認しました。

意味（1）

(biology, obsolete) Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.

[I]n which case, the males are normal, and the species generally antigenic.