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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> 167ment that controls the opening <strong>of</strong> the valves. b. In Cephalopoda,supporting the brain.cartilage pit (MOLL: Bivalvia) A depression for the inner part <strong>of</strong>the ligament.cartilaginous a. [L. cartilaginosus, gristle] Pertaining to cartilagein structure or appearance.carton n. [L. carta; leaf <strong>of</strong> paper] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Any paper-likematerial made and used by insects in the construction<strong>of</strong> shelters.caruncle n. [L. dim. caro, flesh] 1. A fleshy excrescence orprotuberance. 2. (ANN) A sensory lobe extending behindthe prostomium. 3. (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, a basalexpansion on the tarsus that forms a sucker.cary see also karycaryolytes, carolites n.pl. [Gr. karyon, nut; lytikos, loosing]Numerous small nucleated masses <strong>of</strong> protoplasm, probablyderived from muscles, minute grains and other fragments<strong>of</strong> disintegrating tissues.cast n. [ON. kasta, throw] 1. Anything that is shed in a formresembling the original. 2. (ANN: Oligochaeta) The excrement<strong>of</strong> an earthworm. 3. (ARTHRO: Insecta) The moltedexoskeletons <strong>of</strong> arthropod instars. 4. (MOLL) An extraneoussubstance molded in the interior <strong>of</strong> a fossil shell, the shellitself having disappeared.castaneous a. [L. castanea, chestnut] Pertaining to or <strong>of</strong> thecolor <strong>of</strong> a chestnut; brown; sepia.caste n. [L. castus, pure] (ARTHRO: Insecta) 1. A group <strong>of</strong> individuals<strong>of</strong> a particular morphological type, age group, orother, that performs special functions in a colony. 2. Agroup <strong>of</strong> individuals in a colony that are morphologicallydistinct and specialized in behavior.caste polyethism (ARTHRO: Insecta) In social insects, morphologicalcastes that are specialized for the functionswhich they perform. see polyethism, age polyethism.casting n. [ON. kasta, throw] 1. Material discarded or cast <strong>of</strong>fby an animal. 2. (ANN: Oligochaeta) The excrement <strong>of</strong> anearthworm.

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