English Dictionary

buccal pumping

名詞

不可算名詞

A method of ventilation used in respiration in which the animal moves the floor of its mouth in a rhythmic manner that is externally apparent. It is the sole means of inflating the lungs in amphibians.

日本語の意味

口の中（口蓋）を規則正しく動かして換気を行う呼吸法。特に両生類では、肺を膨らませるための唯一の方法となる。

During observation, the biologist noted the frog performing buccal pumping to inflate its lungs, visible as rhythmic movements of the mouth floor.

観察中、生物学者はカエルが肺を膨らませるために口の底をリズミカルに動かして換気しているのを確認した。

意味（1）

A method of ventilation used in respiration in which the animal moves the floor of its mouth in a rhythmic manner that is externally apparent. It is the sole means of inflating the lungs in amphibians.