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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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666Maggenti and Gardnerindividual has distinct genetic factors from paternal andmaternal forebearers.partite a. [L. partitus, divided] Divided; separated; parted.parturition n. [L. parturire, to bring forth] The act <strong>of</strong> givingbirth.paruterine organ (PLATY: Cestoda) In Paruterininae, fibromuscularappendage that receives and stores the eggs, replacingthe uterus.parva stage (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Decapoda Caridea, thefirst postlarval stage.parviconoid a. [L. parvus, small; conus, cone] Resembling asmall cone.pastinum n. [L. pastinum, two pronged tool] (ARTHRO: Crustacea)In male Ostracoda, chitinized skeletal rods (cauduallyfork-shaped) that support the entire copulatory complex.patabionts see cryptozoapatagium n.; pl. patagia [L. patagium, border] (ARTHRO: Insecta)1. In Lepidoptera, a pair <strong>of</strong> articulated, thin, lobelikeerectile expansions (overlapping plates) <strong>of</strong> the prothorax.2. For Culicidae, see antepronotum.patella n.; pl. -lae [L. patella, small pan] 1. The knee cap. 2.(ARTHRO: Chelicerata) a. In Arachnida, a leg segment betweenthe femur and tibia (the 4th segment). b. For Acari,see genu. patelliform a.patellar a. [L. patella, small pan] 1. Pertaining to the patella; asmall pan; a kneepan. 2. (MOLL: Cephalopoda) The saucershape,typical <strong>of</strong> Patellacea.patent a. [L. patens, lying open] Open; diverging; expanded;spreading apart. see prepatent period.pathogen n. [Gr. pathos, suffering; gennaein, to produce] 1. Adisease causing microorganism. 2. A parasite causing injuryto a host.pathogenesis n. [Gr. pathos, suffering; genesis, origin] Theorigination and development <strong>of</strong> disease. pathogenic a.pathognomonic a. [Gr. pathos, suffering; gnom, sign] A diagnosticsymptom by which a disease may be recognized.

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