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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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Mmacerate v. [L. macerare, to s<strong>of</strong>ten] To waste away; to s<strong>of</strong>tenor wear away.machopolyp, machozooid see dactylozooidmacraner n. [Gr. makros, large; aner, male] (ARTHRO: Insecta)A male ant <strong>of</strong> unusually large form.macrergate n. [Gr. makros, large; ergate, worker] (ARTHRO:Insecta) In Formicidae, an unusually large worker.macrobiota n. [Gr. makros, large; bios, life] Larger organismsin the soil, such as insects and earthworms. see mesobiota.macrocephalic female (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, alarge female <strong>of</strong> Halictidae, that possesses a disproportionatelylarge head, usually the egg layers <strong>of</strong> the colony.macrocercous cercaria (PLATY: Trematoda) Cystophoroustype cercaria with a long, simple, cylindrical tail.macrochaetae n.pl. [Gr. makros, large; chaite, hair] Largebristles. see chaetotaxy.macrocilia n.pl.; sing. -ium [Gr. makros, large; L. cilium,eyelash] (CTENO) In Beroida, 2,500-3,500 giant ciliaryshafts interconnected and bound together on the mobilelips that function in food gathering.macrocnemes n.pl. [Gr. makros, large; kneme, lower leg](CNID: Anthozoa) In Actinaria, complete and filamentedmesenteries in the first one or two cycles <strong>of</strong> simple tentacles;maybe fertile or sterile and possess acontia andstrong retractors. see microcnemes.macrocyte see plasmatocytemacroesthetes see megalaesthetesmacroevolution n. [Gr. makros, large; L. evolvere, to unroll]Evolutionary processes that extend through geologic eras;large scale evolution <strong>of</strong> new species and genera due tomutations that result in marked changes in chromosomal

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