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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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Nnacre n. [F. nacre, mother-<strong>of</strong>-pearl] (MOLL) The pearly or iridescentsubstance that lines the interior <strong>of</strong> shells, especiallygastropods and pelecypods; mother-<strong>of</strong>-pearl; nacreousa.naiad n. [Gr. Naias, water nymph] (ARTHRO: Insecta) InHemimetabola, the aquatic, gill-breathing nymph.nail n. [A.S. naegel, nail] (ARTHRO) A tarsal claw; unguis.naked a. [A.S. nacod, nude] Lacking the usual covering.nanism n. [Gr. nanos, dwarf] Dwarfishness. nanoid a.nanitic worker (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Formicidae, dwarf workersproduced in first broods or later starved broods.nanometer n. [Gr. nanos, dwarf; metron, a measure] Unit <strong>of</strong>measurement equal to one billionth <strong>of</strong> a meter; also calledmillimicron, micromillimeter and bicron.nanoplankton n. [Gr. nanos, dwarf; plankton, wandering] Microscopicfloating animal and plant organisms.nanozooid n. [Gr. nanos, dwarf; zoon, animal; eidos, like](BRYO: Stenolaemata) In Tubuliporidae, a polymorph with asingle tentacle and reduced alimentary sac.narcosis n. [Gr. narke, numbness, torpor] Stupor or unconsciousnesscaused by a drug or carbon dioxide build up inthe blood.nasale n. [L. nasus, nose] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Anterio-medianprojection from the frons formed by fusion <strong>of</strong> frons, clypeusand labrum, or by frons and clypeus alone, especially someColeoptera larvae.nascent a. [L. nascens, arising, beginning] Beginning to exist,grow, or develop; the act <strong>of</strong> being born.naso n. [L. nasus, nose] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, anacronal protuberance at the anterior <strong>of</strong> the body overhangingthe chelicerae.Nassan<strong>of</strong>f's gland see Nassanov's gland

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