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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> 251the coxa.coxopod(ite) n. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. pous, foot] (ARTHRO) Thebasal or first segment <strong>of</strong> an appendage; a coxa.coxosternal a. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. sternon, chest] (ARTHRO: Insecta)Of or pertaining to the coxosternum.coxosternal plate (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Thysanura, the fusedcoxites and sternum <strong>of</strong> each segment.coxosternite a. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. sternon, chest] The coxite;pleurosternite.coxosternum n. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. sternon, chest] (ARTHRO:Insecta) The abdominal sternum; a plate <strong>of</strong> compound originthat includes the areas <strong>of</strong> the limb bases; pleurosternum.coxotrochanteral joint (ARTHRO) One <strong>of</strong> the two primarybendings <strong>of</strong> a typical arthropod leg; pertaining to the joining<strong>of</strong> the coxa and the trochanter. see femorotibial joint.craniad adv. [Gr. kranion, skull; L. ad, toward] Toward thehead or anterior end.cranium n.; pl. -niums [Gr. kranion, skull] The sclerotic, skulllikepart <strong>of</strong> the head capsule. cranial a.craspedon n.; pl. craspeda [Gr. kraspedon, edge] 1. (CNID:Hydrozoa) Those possessing a velum. 2. (PLATY: Cestoda)Those with segments that overlap.craspedote a. [Gr. kraspedon, edge] 1. Having a velum. 2.(PLATY: Cestoda) Having the anterior proglottid overlappingthe next posterior one.crassa n.; pl. crassae [L. crassus, thick] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The mandibular apodemes.crassus a. [L. crassus, thick] Coarse, thick or tumid in structure.crateriform a. [L. crater, bowl; forma, shape] Having the form<strong>of</strong> a saucer or hollow, shallow bowl; pertaining to a crateror funnel.craw n. [ME. crawe] (ARTHRO: Insecta) The crop.crawler n. [ON. krafla, to paw] 1. One that crawls. 2. (ARTHRO:Insecta) The first instar nymph <strong>of</strong> coccids, bearing legs and

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