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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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672Maggenti and Gardnerpellucid a. [L. per, through; lucere, to shine] Transparent orclear; not colored.pelma n. [Gr. pelma, sole] (ECHINOD: Crinoidea) The stalk andholdfast beneath the crown.peloderan a. [Gr. pella, cup, bowl; deros, skin] (NEMATA) Pertainingto caudal alae that meet at the male tail tip. seeleptoderan.pelopsiform a. [Gr. pelops, genus <strong>of</strong> orbatid mites; L. forma,shape] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, having the form <strong>of</strong>the genus Pelops.peltate a. [Gr. pelte, shield] Shield-shaped; escutcheon. peltationn.peltidium n. [Gr. pelte, shield] (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In acari,the prodorsal shield. see schizopeltid.peltogonopod n. [Gr. pelte, shield; gone, seed; pous, foot](ARTHRO: Diplopoda) Accessory gonopods; <strong>of</strong>ten plate-likeshields <strong>of</strong> the gonopods.pen n. [L. penna, feather] (MOLL: Cephalopoda) In Teuthoidea,an internal shell that may be slender, thin, delicate, hornyor lanceolate. see gladius.pencil n. [L. dim. penis, tail] 1. A brush <strong>of</strong> hair or bristles. seebrushes. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, sensory hair onthe distal part <strong>of</strong> the antenna.pendent a. [L. pendere, to hang] Hanging; suspended fromabove. pendulous a.penellipse n. [L. paene, almost; Gr. elleipsis, leaving out] (AR-THRO: Insecta) In larvae, a series <strong>of</strong> crochets usually morethan a semicircle and less than a complete circle. see lateralpenellipse, mesal penellipse.penetrant see stenotelepenial chaeta/seta (ANN: Oligochaeta) One <strong>of</strong> the extra setanear the male pore that facilitate the passage <strong>of</strong> spermduring copulation; usually long, sculptured, and in pairedbundles.penicilla n.; pl. -ae [L. penicillum, painter's brush] (ARTHRO:Crustacea) In certain Anaspidacea, dentate setae on themandible.

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