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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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710Maggenti and Gardnera body <strong>of</strong> water with high decomposition rate and very lowoxygen.polysiphonous a. [Gr. polys, many; siphon, tube] (CNID: Hydrozoa)Pertaining to a hydrocaulis covered by stolons fromthe hydrorhiza. see monosiphonous.polysomatic a. [Gr. polys, many; soma, body] Tissues or individualshaving both diploid and polyploid cells.polysome n. [Gr. polys, many; soma, body] A multiribosomalstructure consisting <strong>of</strong> ribosomes bound by messengerRNA; very active in protein synthesis.polysomic a. [Gr. polys, many; soma, body] A diploid cell withone or more chromosomes represented three or four times,instead <strong>of</strong> two.polyspermy n. [Gr. polys, many; sperma, seed] Entry <strong>of</strong> severalsperm into the ovum.polystichous a. [Gr. polys, many; stichos, row] Arranged inmany rows; multifarious.polystomate, polystomatous a. [Gr. polys, many; stoma,mouth] 1. Having many mouths. 2. (ANN: Oligochaeta)Referring to nephridia with several nephrostomes.polytene chromosomes Giant chromosomes. see band.polytesticulate a. [Gr. polys, many; L. testiculus, small testicle](ANN: Oligochaeta) Having more than two pairs <strong>of</strong> testes.polythalamous gball (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, achalcid gall containing more than one larval cell.polythecal a. [Gr. polys, many; theke, case] (ANN: Oligochaeta)Earthworm having more than one or two pair <strong>of</strong>spermathecae per segment. see monothecal.polythetic a. [Gr. polys, many; tithenai, to place] Referring toa classification with each member <strong>of</strong> a group having themajority <strong>of</strong> a set <strong>of</strong> characters. see monothetic.polytopic a. [Gr. polys, many; topos, place] Occurring in severalgeographical locations.polytrophic a. [Gr. polys, many; trophein, to feed] 1. Havingnutrition supplied from more than one organism or source.

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