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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> 219cohabitants n.pl. [L. cum, together; habitare, to dwell] Organismsthat dwell with others.cohesion n. [L. cum, together; haerere, to stick] Attractionbetween molecules <strong>of</strong> the same substance.cohort n. [L. cohors, enclosure] In older classifications, indefinitetaxonomic groups ranked above a superorder, betweenclass and order, or related families.coila n.; pl. -ae [Gr. koilos, hollow] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Thepoint upon the body on which the articulation <strong>of</strong> an appendageis made.coincident a. [L. cum, with; incadere, to fall on] Occupying thesame position.coinductura n. [L. cum, with; indutus, clothed] (MOLL: Gastropoda)In some bellerophonts, a rather thick, obliquely layeredshelly coating, extending over the inner lip from withinthe aperture, covering part <strong>of</strong> the inductura proper.coition, coitus n. [L. coire, to go together] Mating; copulation.colacobiosis see calobiosiscold-blooded see poikilothermalcold-light Light emitted by bioluminescent organisms; envolvingrelatively little heat.coleopteroid a. [Gr. koleos, sheath; pteron, wing] (ARTHRO:Insecta) Pertaining to the Coleoptera; beetlelike.coleoptery n. (ARTHRO: Insecta) In some Hemiptera, the coriumand membrane <strong>of</strong> the hemeletron are not well differentiated,with the hemeletron appearing like a beetle'selytron.coliform a. [L. colum, sieve; forma, shape] Sieve-like, cribriform.collabral a. [L. collare, band for the neck; labrum, lip] (MOLL:Gastropoda) Shells with the growth lines conforming to theshape <strong>of</strong> the outer lip.collagen n. [Gr. kolla, glue; L. genos, to produce] Fibrousprotein material in connective tissues binding togethermany cells and tissues; relatively inelastic.collagenase n. [Gr. kolla, glue; genos, to produce; -asis, de-

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