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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> 523lophophore neck (BRYO: Gymnolaemata) A long movable cylindricalstructure formed by the everted tentacle sheaththat allows extension <strong>of</strong> the tentacles beyond the orifice.lora pl. lorumloral arm (ARTHRO: Insecta) A laterally extending process fromthe middle <strong>of</strong> each suspensorium <strong>of</strong> the hypopharynx <strong>of</strong>certain primitive pterygote insects.lore see lorumlorica n.; pl. -ae [L. lorica, corselet] A hard shell or case onRotifera, Loricifera and Priapulida larvae. see cuirass.loricate a. [L. lorica, corselet] To cover with a protective coatingor crust.loricifera n. [L. lorica, corselet; fero, bear] A phylum <strong>of</strong> microscopicorganisms with a flexible, retractable tube mouth, agirdle <strong>of</strong> platelets and a crown <strong>of</strong> clawlike and club-shapedspines.lorum n.; pl. lora [L. lorum, strap] 1. (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) InArachnida, a protective dorsal plate on the pedicle. 2. (AR-THRO: Insecta) a. The cheek. b. A sclerite on both sides <strong>of</strong>the head <strong>of</strong> Homoptera and certain Hemiptera, and Hymenoptera.c. In Apis, the submentum. d. In Homoptera, anarrow lateral sclerite between the clypeus and the frontextending to the genae, that is an upward extension <strong>of</strong> thehypopharynx.lotic a. [L. lotus, washed] Living in rapidly flowing waters; appliedto organisms that inhabit these waters. see lentic.lower a. [ON. lagr, low] (MOLL) The abapical part <strong>of</strong> the shell.lower latus plate (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Cirripedia, a valvenear the basis <strong>of</strong> the shell.loxometaneme n. [Gr. loxos, oblique; meta, behind; nema,thread] (NEMATA) Metaneme that is at an angle <strong>of</strong> 10-30 oto the longitudinal body line; found running diagonallyacross the lateral hypodermal cords.lozenge n. [OF. losenge, a square window pane] A parallelogramwith four equal sides having two acute and two obtuseangles; lozenge-shaped; a rhombus form; diamondshaped.

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