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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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278Maggenti and Gardneraxes <strong>of</strong> colony branches.dendrobranch(ia) n. [Gr. dendron, tree; branchia, gills] (AR-THRO: Crustacea) A type <strong>of</strong> gill with lamellae divided intoarborescent bundles.dendrogram n. [Gr. dendron, tree; gramma, written character]Any branching, tree-like diagram designed to indicatedegrees <strong>of</strong> relationship.dendroid a. [Gr. dendron, tree; eidos, form] 1. Shrub-shaped;shaped like a small tree; dendriform. 2. (BRYO) A solid ramosecolony. 3. (PORIF) A sponge skeleton branching repetitivelywith little or no anastomosis between successivebranches.dendron see dendritedendrophagous a. [Gr. dendron, tree; phagein, to eat] Feedingon woody tissues.dendrophilous a. [Gr. dendron, tree; philein, to love] Living inwoody tissue, or on trees.denematize a. [L. de, away from; Gr. nematos, <strong>of</strong> thread] Todivest <strong>of</strong> nematodes.denizen n. [OF. denzein, one living within] Any animal that hasbecome naturalized.dens n.; pl. dentes [L. dens, tooth] 1. A tooth or tooth-likeprocess. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) a. In Collembola, the proximalsegment <strong>of</strong> the furcula (springing fork). b. Dentes=teeth or other pointed structures on the inner side <strong>of</strong> themandible.densariae n.pl. [L. dens, tooth] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Distinctthickenings <strong>of</strong> the margins <strong>of</strong> the incisurae <strong>of</strong> scale insects.density-dependent factors Factors (direct or inverse) whoseeffects on a population are dependent upon the density <strong>of</strong>that particular population.density-independent factors Factors whose effects on apopulation are not dependent upon the density <strong>of</strong> that particularpopulation.dentacerores n.pl. [L. dens, tooth; cera, wax; os, mouth](ARTHRO: Insecta) In coccoids, irregularities in the membranesurrounding the anus; denticulate pores.

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