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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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172Maggenti and GardnerThe larger <strong>of</strong> the two stalks supporting the calyx <strong>of</strong> themushroom body <strong>of</strong> the protocerebral lobes.cauliform a. [L. caulis, stalk; forma, shape] Stemlike.cauligastric a. [L. caulis, stalk; Gr. gaster, stomach] (ARTHRO:Chelicerata) Pertaining to those <strong>of</strong> the subphylum that arenarrowly joined between prosoma and opisthosoma. seelatigastric.cauline a. [L. caulis, stalk] (CNID: Hydrozoa) A term used todescribe nematotheca attached to the main stem <strong>of</strong> a hydroidcolony.caulis n.; pl. caules [L. caulis, stalk] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Thefunicle <strong>of</strong> the antenna; the corneous basal part <strong>of</strong> the jaws.caulome n. [Gr. kaulos, stem] (CNID: Hydrozoa) An erect stemor stalk <strong>of</strong> a solitary polyp.causal agent or organism Any organism or chemical that inducesa given disease; a causative agent.cavate a. [L. cavus, hollow] Hollowed out; cave-like.cavernicolous a. [L. caverna, cave; colare, to inhabit] Inhabitingcaves.cavernous a. [L. cavernosus, full <strong>of</strong> hollows] Full <strong>of</strong> cavities orhollow spaces; divided into small spaces.cavity n.; pl. -ties [L. cavus, hollow] A hollow space or opening.ceca see caecumcecidium n. [Gr. dim. kekis, gall] A gall.cecidogenous a. [Gr. kekis, gall; gennaein, to produce] Producinggalls on plants, as by insects and nematodes.cecum see caecumceiling n. [L. caelum, sky] The maximum population densityfor a given set <strong>of</strong> circumstances.cell n. [L. cella, chamber] 1. A unit consisting <strong>of</strong> a nucleus andcytoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane that collectivelymake up the structural and functional unit in plants andanimal bodies. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) a. One <strong>of</strong> the manysmall chambers in a bee or wasp colony, utilized for rearingyoung or storing food. b. A space in the wing membrane <strong>of</strong>

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