13.07.2015 Views

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

10Maggenti and Gardneracescence n. [L. acesceres, to turn sour] Acetic acid fermentation.acetabular caps (ARTHRO: Insecta) The coxal cavity <strong>of</strong>Hemiptera.acetabuliform a. [L. acetabulum, cup; forma, shape] Resemblingthe shape <strong>of</strong> a shallow cup or saucer.acetabulum n.; pl. -la [L. acetabulum, cup] 1. A cup-shapedsocket or cavity. 2. (ANN: Hirudinoidea) In leeches, thelarge posterior sucker. 3. (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari,the genital sucker. 4. (ARTHRO: Insecta) a. Any cavity intowhich an appendage is articulated; the coxal cavity. b. Theconical cavity at the anterior <strong>of</strong> some larvae; in Diptera,the cavity in the sucking mouth. c. In dytiscid water beetles,stalked cuplets or sucker discs on the anterior tarsi, insome, also the second tarsi, thought to act as adhesive organsduring copulation; a pallette. 5. (ECHINOD: Echinoidea)The cavity located on the proximal end <strong>of</strong> a spine. 6.(MOLL: Cephalopoda) The sucker on the arm. 7. (PLATY:Cestoda) The sucker on the scolex. 8. (PLATY: Trematoda)The ventral sucker.achaetous, achetous a. [Gr. a, without; chaite, hair] Withoutsetae, bristles, or chaetae.achatine, achatinus a. [L. achates, agate] Pertaining to linesresembling those <strong>of</strong> an agate; in bands <strong>of</strong> more or lessconcentric circles.achelate a. [Gr. a, without; chele, claw] Lacking pincherlikeorgans or claws.achilary a. [Gr. a, without; cheilos, lip] Lacking a lip.achlamydate a. [Gr. a, without; chlamys, mantle] Lacking amantle.achroacyte n. [Gr. a, without; chroa, colored; kytos, container]A colorless cell; a lymphocyte.achroglobin n. [Gr. a, without; chroa, colored; L. globus,sphere] (MOLL) A colorless respiratory pigment.achroic see achroous

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!