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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> 345hind wings partially spread during resting.ereisma n. [Gr. ereisma, prop] (ARTHRO: Insecta) The furculain Sminthurus which has a fanlike structure.eremobic a. [Gr. eremos, solitary; bios, life] Living a solitaryexistence.eremochaetous a. [Gr. eremos, solitary; chaite, mane] Lackingthe normal arrangement <strong>of</strong> bristles.eremology n. [Gr. eremia, desert; logos, discourse] A scienceconcerned with the desert and its phenomena.eremophilous a. [Gr. eremia, desert; philos, loving] Desertloving; pertaining to animals that live in deserts or arid regions.eremosymbiont n. [Gr. eremos, solitary; syn, together; bios,life] A species living in an ant nest for protection, not takingor contributing anything.ergastic a. [Gr. ergastikos, fit for working] Pertaining to theintegration or union <strong>of</strong> parts during evolution. see metaplasm.ergastoplasm n. [Gr. ergaesthai, working; plasma, form ormold] 1. Granular endoplasmic reticulum. 2. A former conception<strong>of</strong> cytoplasm, the fibrillar or flocculent massesfound in many gland cells and elsewhere.ergatandromorph n. [Gr. ergates, worker; aner, man; morphe,form] (ARTHRO: Insecta) An abnormal ant possessingthe worker characteristics, combined with qualities <strong>of</strong> themale. see ergatogynandromorph.ergataner see ergatomorphic maleergate n. [Gr. ergates, worker] (ARTHRO: Insecta) A type <strong>of</strong>worker ant.ergatogynandromorph n. [Gr. ergates, worker; gyne, female;andros, male; morphe, form] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Amosaic form <strong>of</strong> ant possessing qualities <strong>of</strong> male andworker. see ergatandromorph.ergatogyne n. [Gr. ergates, worker; gyne, female] (ARTHRO:Insecta) A form intermediate between the worker andqueen.

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