Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

56Maggenti and Gardnerous.ancistroid a. [Gr. ankistron, a hook; eidos, shape] Hookshaped;barbed.ancyloid a. [Gr. ankylos, hooked; eidos, shape] (MOLL) Shapedlike the patelliform shell of the fresh-water limpet-likeAncylus , with the apex strongly directed anteriorly.andric a. [Gr. aner, male] Male. see gynic.andrium n. [Gr. aner, male] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In male Diptera,the posterior part of the postabdomen comprising abdominalsomites 9 and 10, and including the copulatoryapparatus.androconia n.pl. [Gr. aner, male; konia, dust] (ARTHRO: Insecta)Specialized scales associated with aphrodisiacpheromone glands, on the wings of male butterflies; comparablescales may occur on legs or abdomen; scentscales.androecium n. [Gr. aner, male; oikos, house] (ECHI) In somefemale bonellids, a specialized part, usually basal, of thenephridium where the male may be found.androgamete n. [Gr. aner, male; gametes, husband] A spermatozoan;a male germ cell or gamete.androgenesis n. [Gr. aner, male; genesis, beginning] Maleparthenogenesis; the development of a haploid embryofrom a male nucleus.androgenic gland (ARTHRO: Crustacea) A gland located nearthe vas deferens responsible for development of male secondarysexual characteristics.androgenous a. [Gr. aner, male; genes, producing] Pertainingto the production of males or male gametes.androgynous see hermaphroditeandrogyny n. [Gr. aner, male; gyne, woman] Having male organsdevelop before female during maturation; protandroushermaphrodite.android n. [Gr. aner, male] Resembling a male.androsperm n. [Gr. aner, male; sperma, seed] A male-producingspermatozoan; containing a Y-chromosome, limited