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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> 229concentric a. [L. cum, with; centrum, midpoint <strong>of</strong> a circle]Something having a common center, i.e., lines or ridgescurving around a center; arcs having the same center. seecomarginal.conceptacula seminis (ARTHRO: Insecta) A mesodermal organ<strong>of</strong> certain females for the storage <strong>of</strong> sperm after depositioninto a mesospermalege.conceptive a. [L. concipere, to receive] Capable <strong>of</strong> conceiving.conch n. [L. concha, shell] (MOLL: Gastropoda) A trumpetshell; a large marine univalve shell.concha n.; pl. -chae [L. concha, shell] Any structure shapedlike a shell.conchate a. [L. concha, shell; -atus, provided with] 1. Conchiform.2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Orthoptera, having ashell-like inflation <strong>of</strong> the auricle in the tibia.Conchifera see Bivalviaconchiferous a. [L. concha, shell; fere, to bear] Producing orhaving a shell; testaceous.conchiform a. [L. concha, shell; forma, shape] Shell-shaped;conch-like in form; conchoid.conchin see conchiolinconchiolin n. [L. concha, shell] (MOLL) The organic componentforming the thin outer layer <strong>of</strong> the shell; conchin. see nacre.conchitic a. [L. concha, shell] Composed <strong>of</strong> shells, as limestonesand marbles in which shell fragments are noticeable.conchology n. [L. concha, shell; Gr. logos, discourse] Thebranch <strong>of</strong> zoology dealing with the arrangement and description<strong>of</strong> mollusks based upon a study <strong>of</strong> their hardparts. conchological a.conchophora see Bivalviaconchostracan carapace interspace (ARTHRO: Crustacea)Any area between two growth lines <strong>of</strong> the conchostracancarapace; intervales; growth zone; growth band.conchostracan carapace interval (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Any

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