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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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36Maggenti and Gardnervolving secondary changes in number and/or shape <strong>of</strong> stasesand number <strong>of</strong> molts. see orthostasy.alatae n. [L. ala, wing] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Winged forms <strong>of</strong>Aphidae.alatate a. [L. ala, wing] Possessing lateral wing-like expansions.alate a. [L. ala, wing] 1. Winged, or wing-like expansions, auriclesor alae. 2. (MOLL: Gastropoda) Commonly refers toouter lip.alavertex see occiputalbinism n. [L. albus, white] The congenital deficiency <strong>of</strong> pigmentation,and particularly <strong>of</strong> melanin. see melanism.albinistic a. [L. albus, white] Affected with albinism; tendingtoward whiteness <strong>of</strong> normally dark forms.albumen n. [L. albumen, white <strong>of</strong> an egg] Egg white, containingseveral proteins, but consisting principally <strong>of</strong> albumin.albumen gland (MOLL: Gastropoda) A gland that produces theperivitelline fluid that connects to a hermaphroditic gland.albumin n. [L. albumen, white <strong>of</strong> an egg] One <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong>proteins present in blood serum, muscle, and other tissue.albuminoid a. [L. albumen, white <strong>of</strong> an egg; Gr. eidos, form]Like or <strong>of</strong> the character <strong>of</strong> albumin, including collagen andkeratin.albuminoid spheres (ARTHRO: Insecta) Eosinophilic bodiesthat are liberated into the blood during molting and metamorphosis,formed by extruded chromatin granules <strong>of</strong> fatcells.aleatory a. [L. alea, chance] Pertaining to organs that are existingor lacking, depending on chance. see vertition.aletocyte n. [Gr. aletes, wanderer; kytos, container] A wanderingcell; a phagocyte.aleuritic acid (ARTHRO: Insecta) One <strong>of</strong> the organic acidscontained in lac that is produced by certain scale insects.algicolous a. [L. alga, seaweed; colere, to inhabit] Pertainingto an organism living on or around seaweed.algophagous a. [L. alga, seaweed; Gr. phagein, to eat] Refer-

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