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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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436Maggenti and Gardnerand the anus. see proctodeum.hind head (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Mallophaga, behind the mandiblesand antennae.hindunguis n. [A.S. hindan; L. unguis, claw] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In mosquitoes, the posterior unguis <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> thehindlegs.hinge n. [ME. heng, hinge] 1. The point <strong>of</strong> articulation <strong>of</strong> amoveable joint. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) The maxilla, cardo; inmosquitoes, between the upper and lower vaginal lips. 3.(MOLL: Bivalvia) An interlocking toothed device upon whichthe shells articulate.hinge ligament Elastic substance interlocking the valves <strong>of</strong> abivalve shell.hinge line 1. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) The middorsal line <strong>of</strong> junctionbetween two valves <strong>of</strong> the carapace permitting movementbetween them. 2. (BRACHIO/MOLL: Bivalvia) The externalline <strong>of</strong> meeting <strong>of</strong> the brachial and pedicle valves;movement <strong>of</strong> the shells occurs here; hinge axis.hingement n. [ME. heng, hinge; L. mentum, tool] (ARTHRO:Crustacea) A collective term for the structures comprisingarticulations <strong>of</strong> ostracods.hinge nodes (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Localized thickening <strong>of</strong> theright valve hinge.hinge plate see cardinal platformhinge selvage (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Ostracoda, a single ridgeextending along the free margin <strong>of</strong> the carapace, whenvalves are closed, fitting into the selvage groove <strong>of</strong> the oppositevalve; keeps valves from slipping sideways acrosseach other.hinge teeth 1. (BRACHIO) The tooth part <strong>of</strong> the articulating deviceon the ventral valve in the form <strong>of</strong> small projectionsalong the free edge <strong>of</strong> the palintrope. 2. (MOLL: Bivalvia) Aseries <strong>of</strong> shelly structures near the dorsal margin and fittinginto a socket in the opposite valve; functioning inholding valves in position when closed.hirsute a. [L. hirsutus, rough, shaggy] Bearing coarse hairs orhair-like processes; shaggy.

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