Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 201crest on the ventral posterior margin of the cibarium.cibarium n. [L. cibarius, pert. food] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Thatpart of the pre-oral cavity enclosed by the hypopharynxand the clypeus; the sucking pump in Hemiptera. see precibarium.cibivia n. [L. cibarius, pert. food; via, road] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The sucking tube, food channel or food canal of sucking insects.cicatrix n.; pl. cicatrices [L. cicatrix, scar] 1. A scar or scarlikemarking. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) Large, pore-like structuresof giant scale insects, often appearing on the bodysurrounded by a chitinized rim.cilia n. pl.; sing. cilium [L. cilium, eyelid] Vibratile hair-likeprocesses on the surface of a cell or organ, shorter andmore numerous than flagella. ciliary a.ciliary feeding Feeding accomplished by ciliary action in conjunctionwith a flow of water.ciliary loop (CHAETO) A delicate epidermal structure of twoconcentric rings of cells on the dorsal surface of the headand neck, sometimes extending onto the trunk, and possiblyfunctioning in movement of sperm.ciliate a. [L. cilium, eyelid] Provided with cilia; edged with parallelhairs; fringed; having minute hairs.ciliated funnels (ECHI) Small, ciliated cup- or funnel-shapedstructures attached to the outer surface of the anal vesicles.ciliated groove 1. (ECHI) A ciliated channel along the ventralsurface of the mid-intestine to the precloacal caecum; occasionallyforming a ridge and closely associated with thesiphon. 2. (SIPUN) A ciliated channel along the ventral surfaceof the intestine from anterior region of the pharynx(esophagus) to the rectum.ciliograde a. [L. dim. cilium, eyelid; gradus, step] Movementby means of cilia.ciliolate a. [L. dim. cilium, eyelid] Minutely ciliated.ciliolum n.; pl. ciliola [L. dim. cilium, eyelid] A minute or secondarycilium.