Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 209clavus n. [L. clavis, key] (ARTHRO: Insecta) 1. The oblong ortriangular anal portion of the fore wing of certain hemipteranand homopteran insects. 2. Rounded, peaked orbrush-like process of the dorsal margin of the sacculus ofcertain Lepidoptera. 3. The area between the claval furrowand the jugal fold on wings without a vannus.claw n. [A.S. clawu, claw] Any sharp structure terminating ananimal limb that is adapted for clawing or clutching; unguis;apotele. see chela.claw teeth (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) The teeth, varying in numbers,lining the curve of the true claws.claw tufts (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) The pair of dense tufts of adhesivehairs present below the paired claws at the tip of thetarsi of many spiders.clear-zone eye see superposition eyecleavage n. [A.S. cleophian, split] The process by which thedivision of the egg cell gives rise to all the cells of the organism.cleavage cells The cells formed during cleavage; a blastomere.cleavage nucleus 1. The nucleus of a fertilized egg cell or zygote.2. The nucleus of egg cells that develop parthenogenetically.cleft a. [A.S. cleofian, split] Split or forked.cleidoic a. [Gr. kleis, bar; oion, egg] Pertaining to an egg enclosedwithin a shell or membrane that is permeable onlyto gasses.cleme n. [Gr. klema, shoot, twig] (PORIF) In megascleres, anuncinate spicule.cleptobiosis n. [Gr. kleptein, to steal; biosis, manner of life](ARTHRO: Insecta) A form of symbiosis in which one speciesrobs the food stores, feeds on refuse piles, or in other wayssteals food from another species, but does not nest in closeassociation. see lestobiosis.cleptoparasitism n. [Gr. kleptein, to steal; parasitos, one whoeats at the table of another] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera,a parasitic relationship in which a female seeks out