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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> 263cupula n.; pl. -ae [L. dim. cupula, tub] (MOLL: Cephalopoda)The functional unit <strong>of</strong> the sensory nerves <strong>of</strong> the cristae indibranchiates.cupulate a. [L. dim. cupula, tub] Cup-shaped; bearing a cupule.cupule n. [L. dim. cupula, tub] A small sucker or acetabulum <strong>of</strong>various invertebrates.cupuliform a. [L. cupula, tub; forma, shape] Cup-shaped; cyathiform.curculionids n.pl. [L. curculio, weevil] (ARTHRO: Insecta) U- orC-shaped larvae with a distinct head, robust body andlacking legs; adults with chewing mouthparts at the end <strong>of</strong>a snout.cursipeds n.pl. [L. cursor, runner; pes, foot] (ARTHRO: Chilopoda)In the order Lithobiida, ambulatory legs <strong>of</strong> the firstto 13 pairs used for locomotion.cursoria n. [L. cursorius, <strong>of</strong> running] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Anorthopteran group <strong>of</strong> insects with legs well formed for rapidmovement.cursorial a. [L. cursorius, <strong>of</strong> running] Fitted or adapted forrunning.curvate a. [L. curvatus, bend] Curved.curvinervate a. [L. curvus, bent; nervus, nerve] (ARTHRO: Insecta)Having wing veins distinctly curved.cusp n. [L. cuspis, point] A prominence or point, esp. on thecrown <strong>of</strong> a tooth; a denticle. cuspate, cuspidal a.cuspidate a. [L. cuspidatus, pointed] Terminating in a sharppoint, as bristles or mollusk shells.cuspidoblast cells (MOLL) Special cells that secrete teeth.cuspis n. [L. cuspis, point] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera,an immovable process projecting from the free distal end <strong>of</strong>the volsellar plate. see digitus.custodite a. [L. custodis, guardian] Guarded, as an enclosedlarva.cutaneous a. [L. cutis, skin] Pertaining to or <strong>of</strong> the nature <strong>of</strong>skin.

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