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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Invertebrate</strong> <strong>Zoology</strong> 107wing.axillary cord (ARTHRO: Insecta) The posterior edge <strong>of</strong> the articularmembrane <strong>of</strong> a wing base.axillary excision (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a notchin the hind wing that is at the distal end <strong>of</strong> the second analfurrow between the 2nd and 3rd anal veins.axillary furrow see plica jugalisaxillary incision (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, an incision onthe inner margin <strong>of</strong> a wing, distinguishing the alula fromthe main part.axillary lobe (ARTHRO: Insecta) One <strong>of</strong> the sclerites coveringthe base <strong>of</strong> a wing.axillary membrane (ARTHRO: Insecta) The membrane <strong>of</strong> thewing base extending from the tegula at the base <strong>of</strong> thecostal margin to the axillary cord at the base <strong>of</strong> the analarea.axillary plate (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Odonata, a large platehinged to the tergum, supported by an arm from the pleuralwing process.axillary region (ARTHRO: Insecta) That area <strong>of</strong> a wing basethat contains the axillary sclerites.axillary sclerites (ARTHRO: Insecta) Small plates between thenotum and base <strong>of</strong> the wing, functioning in wing-flexing;sometimes called ossicles or pteralia.axillary vein (ARTHRO: Insecta) A vein in the anal area <strong>of</strong> thehind wing.axis n.; pl. axes [L. axis, axle] A line <strong>of</strong> reference around,along or across where symmetry is established or gradientsmeasured.axis cylinder An axon.axoblast n. [Gr. axon, axle; blastos, bud] (MESO: Rhombozoa)Germinal cells <strong>of</strong> dicyemids that undergo cleavage and producenew individuals.axocoel n. [Gr. axon, axle; koilos, hollow] (ECHINOD) The firstpair <strong>of</strong> coelomic sacs in an embryo, that open to the surfaceby the hydropore.

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