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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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234Maggenti and Gardneraction or movement.conservative characters Characters that change slowly duringevolution.consociation see myrmecobiosisconsocies n.pl. [L. cum, with; socius, companion] 1. A portion<strong>of</strong> an association characterized by one or more <strong>of</strong> thedominants <strong>of</strong> the association. 2. A portion <strong>of</strong> an associationlacking one or more <strong>of</strong> its dominant species. see associes,isocies, subsocies.consortism n. [L. consortium, fellowship] Symbiosis in whichthe relationship between organisms is a fellowship. seehelotism.conspecific a. [L. cum, together; species, particular kind; facare,to make] Pertaining to individuals or populations belongingto the same species.consperse a. [L. conpersus, besprinkled] Thickly and irregularlyscattered with minute markings.constant n. [L. constare, to stand firm] An invariable or fixedquantity.constricted a. [L. constrictus, drawn together] Narrowed;compressed or drawn together at some point.constriction n. [L. constrictus, drawn together] 1. Any constrictedpart or place. 2. An unspiralized region <strong>of</strong> a chromosomeat metaphase.constrictor n. [L. constrictus, drawn together] A muscle thatcompresses or constricts a cavity, orifice, or organ.constrictor vulvae (NEMATA) Muscles that function to closethe vulva; possibly the large sphincter <strong>of</strong> the vagina. seedilator vulvae.consute a. [L. consuere, to sew together] Having minutestitch-like markings, differing in color from the generalsurface.conterminous a. [L. cum, together; terminus, boundry] 1.Touching at the boundry, contiguous. 2. Having like boundsor limits.contiguous a. [L. contiguus, bordering] Touching or adjoining

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