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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> 567micr<strong>of</strong>auna n. [Gr. mikros, small; L. Faunus, diety <strong>of</strong> herdsand fields] Very small animals; animals less than 200 m.micr<strong>of</strong>ibril n. [Gr. mikros, small; L. dim. fibra, fiber] Microscopicor submicroscopic fiber.micr<strong>of</strong>ilaria n. [Gr. mikros, small; L. filum, thread] (NEMATA)The uncoiled mobile embryo <strong>of</strong> a filaria, that either escapesfrom the egg shell (unsheathed) or causes stretching <strong>of</strong> theshell into an elongated sac accommodated to the uncoiledembryo (sheathed).microgamete n. [Gr. micros, small; gametes, husband] 1. Aslender, active, male anisogamete. 2. Derived from the microgametocyte<strong>of</strong> the malarial protozoan. see macrogamete.microgametocyte n. [Gr. mikros, small; gamete, husband;kytos, container] The male gametocyte that gives rise tomicrogametes.microgeographic race A local race, restricted to a small area.microgram n. [Gr. mikros, small; gramma, small weight] Onethousandth <strong>of</strong> a gram.microgranular cells (PORIF) Cells with cytoplasm charged withsmall dense granules.microgyne n. [Gr. mikros, small; gyne, woman] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In Formicidae, a dwarf female. see micraner.microhabitat n. [Gr. mikros; small; L. habitare, to dwell] Asmall or restricted habitat. see niche.microhexactine n. [Gr. mikros, small; hex, six; aktis, ray](PORIF) A small hexactine spicule.microic a. [Gr. mikros, small; eidos, like] (ANN: Oligochaeta)Smaller than macroic, a substitute for micronephridial, <strong>of</strong>tenapplied to nephridia as large as or larger than meganephridia.microlecithal a. [Gr. mikros, small; lekithos, egg yolk] Containinglittle yolk.microleucocyte n. [Gr. mikros, small; leukos, white; kytos,container] A small amoebocyte.micromere n. [Gr. mikros, small; meros, part] Small cells <strong>of</strong>

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