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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> 671ventral valve.pedigerous a. [L. pes, foot; gerare, to carry] Bearing footlikeappendages.pedipalp, pedipalpus n.; pl. -pi [L. pes, foot; palpare, totouch] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) The second pair <strong>of</strong> cephalothoracicappendages, variously modified as a pincerlikeclaw, or simple leg-like in different groups.pedisulcus n. [L. pes, foot; sulcus, furrow] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In Diptera, an indentation near the base <strong>of</strong> the second hindtarsal segment <strong>of</strong> some Simuliidae.pedium n.; pl. -dia [Gr. pedion, open plain] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In scarabaeoid larvae, the central part <strong>of</strong> the epipharynx,bare and s<strong>of</strong>t-skinned, between the haptomerum and haptolachus;crossed on the left side by the epitorma.ped<strong>of</strong>ossae n.pl. [L. pes, foot; fossa, ditch] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata)In Acari, concavities in the podosoma into whichlegs II, III and IV can be tucked.pedogenesis see paedogenesispedothecae n.pl. [Gr. pedon, ground; theke, case] (ARTHRO:Insecta) In Diptera pupae, the adhering sheaths <strong>of</strong> thelegs.peduncle n. [L. pedunculus, small foot] A stem, stalk or petiolesupporting an organ or other structure. pedunculate a.pedunculate bodies see corpora pedunculatapedunculate papillae (NEMATA) A modified, stalked, genitalpapillae <strong>of</strong> males.pelagic a. [Gr. pelagos, open sea] Pertaining to the open sea;ocean-dwelling.pelagosphera n. [Gr. pelagos, open sea; sphaira, ball] (SIPUN)The second larval stage, characterized by a terminal organfor temporary attachment to the substratum, a band <strong>of</strong>metatrochal swimming cilia, and a retractable anteriorbody.Pelecypoda see Bivalviapellicle n. [L. pellis, skin] A thin skin, film or layer.pellions see rosettes

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