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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> 545mellifera n. [L. mel, honey; ferre, to bear] (ARTHRO: Insecta)Honey-makers; bees as a whole.melliferous a. [L. mel, honey; ferre, to bear] Honey producing.mellisugent a. [L. mel, honey; sugere, to suck] Honey-sucking.member n. [L. membrum, part] A limb or organ.membrane n. [L. membrana, skin] A thin film <strong>of</strong> tissue.membranization n. [L. membrana, skin] Changed into amembrane.membranous a. [L. membrana, skin] Consisting <strong>of</strong> membranes;s<strong>of</strong>t and pliable; membranaceous.membranous sac (BRYO: Stenolaemata) Membrane surroundingdigestive and reproductive systems <strong>of</strong> zooid; the entosaccaland exosaccal cavity.membranule, membranula n. [L. dim. membrana, skin] (AR-THRO: Insecta) A small semi-opaque membrane on thebase <strong>of</strong> the hind wing <strong>of</strong> certain Odonata.Mendelian character Character formed under the control <strong>of</strong>chromosomal genes.Mendelian inheritance Mode <strong>of</strong> inheritance from chromosomalgenes.Mendelian mutation True gene mutation and recombination.Mendelian population A population with unrestricted interbreeding<strong>of</strong> organisms sharing a common gene pool.Mendelism n. [Gregor Mendel] Particulate inheritance <strong>of</strong>chromosomal genes.Mendel's laws <strong>of</strong> inheritance Genetic principles proposed byMendel; law <strong>of</strong> segregation and law <strong>of</strong> independent assortment.meniscoidal a. [Gr. meniskos, a crescent] 1. Crescent-shapedlens; concavo-convex lens; one side convex and the otherconcave. 2. With one side concave, crescent shape <strong>of</strong> waterin a tube, or convex, crescent-shaped as with mercury in atube.menognath n. [Gr. menein, to remain; gnathos, jaw] (AR-

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