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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 265to be typical of an active protein-synthesizing and storingcell.cyanocyte n. [Gr. kyaneos, dark-blue; kytos, container] Ahemocyte that breaks down and releases hemocyanin intothe hemolymph. see cyanoblast.cyanogenic a. [Gr. kyaneos, dark-blue; gennaein, to produce]1. Production of the blue color. 2. Used to describe pungentand irritating vapors emitted by certain arthropods.cyanophilous a. [Gr. kyaneos, dark-blue; philos, loving]Showing a special affinity for blue or green stains.cyathiform a. [L. cyathus, cup; forma, shape] Cup-shaped;cupuliform; a little widened at the top.cyathotheca n. [Gr. cyathus, cup; theke, case] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The cover of the thorax of a pupa.cybernetics n. [Gr. kybernetikos, good at steering] Science ofthe processes of communication and control in an animal.cycle n. [Gr. kyklos, circle] A circle; circular; arranged in a circle;to pass through a cycle of changes. cyclic a.cyclocoele n. [Gr. kyklos, circle; koilos, hollow] (PLATY: Trematoda)That area of the intestinal cecae that end blindlyor are fused posteriorly.cyclocoelic a. [Gr. kyklos, circle; koilos, hollow] Having theintestine spirally coiled.cyclodont n. [Gr. kyklos, circle; odons, tooth] (MOLL: Bivalvia)Dentition curving out from under the umbones and twistedinto line in the cardinal margin, as in Cardiinae.cyclogeny n. [Gr. kyklos, circle; genes, producing] The productionof a series of different morphological types in a lifecycle.cyclolabia n. [Gr. kyklos, circle; L. labium, lip] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The short forceps of certain earwigs that are of variablelengths in the same species.cyclomorphosis n. [Gr. kyklos, circle; morphe, form] A seasonalnongenetic change of phenotype in marine zooplankton,as certain cladocerans and rotifers.cyclopean, cyclopic a. [Gr. kyklos, circle; ops, eye] A single