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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> 331internal gills.entocodon n. [Gr. entos, within; kodon, bell] (CNID: Hydrozoa)The primordium <strong>of</strong> the subumbrella in the development <strong>of</strong>medusae from the gonophore.entoderm see endodermentognathous condition (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Collembola,Diplura and Protura, the mouthparts which lie in a cavitywithin the head. see ectognathous condition.entolecithal a. [Gr. entos, within; lekithos, yolk <strong>of</strong> an egg](PLATY: Turbellaria) A type <strong>of</strong> egg where the yolk is storedwithin the oocytes as opposed to ectolecithal; sometimesreferred to as endolecithal.entoloma n. [Gr. entos, within; loma, fringe] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The inner margin <strong>of</strong> a wing.entomiasis n. [Gr. entomon, insect; -iasis, a diseased condition]A lesion in the tissues <strong>of</strong> animals caused by insects.entomochoric a. [Gr. entomon, insect; chorein, to spread]Dispersed by insects, such as fungal spores and nematodes.entomochore, entomochory n.entomogenous a. [Gr. entomon, insect; genee, producing]Pertaining to micro-organisms growing in or on the bodies<strong>of</strong> insects.entomography n. [Gr. entomon, insect; graphein, to write]The description and life history <strong>of</strong> an insect.entomolin see chitinentomology n. [Gr. entomon, insect; logos, discourse] Thatbranch <strong>of</strong> zoology dealing with insects.entomoparasitic a. [Gr. entomon, insect; para, beside; sitos,food] Refers to insect parasites. see entomogenous, entomophilic,entomophagous.entomophagous a. [Gr. entomon, insect; phagein, to eat] Insectivorous;the eating <strong>of</strong> insects or their parts.entomophilic, entomophilous a. [Gr. entomon, insect; philos,loving] 1. Pertaining to associations between insectsand plant microorganisms, protozoa, and nematodes. 2.Being pollinated by the agency <strong>of</strong> insects.

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