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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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738Maggenti and Gardnerpropodeum n. [Gr. pro, before; podeon, neck] (ARTHRO: Insecta)1. In apocrite Hymenoptera the fused first abdominalsegment; median segment; propodeon also used. seealitrunk. 2. For Formicidae, a synonym for epinotum.propodite n. [Gr. pro, before; pous, foot; -ites, part] (ARTHRO)1. The next to last segment <strong>of</strong> a generalized limb. 2. (AR-THRO: Insecta) The tarsus. 3. (ARTHRO: Crustacea) seepropodus.propodium n. [Gr. pro, before; pous, foot] (MOLL: Gastropoda)The foremost divison <strong>of</strong> the foot, functioning in pushingaside sediment as the animal crawls.propodosoma n. [Gr. pro, before; pous, foot; soma, body](ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, the region <strong>of</strong> the podosomathat bears the first and second pairs <strong>of</strong> legs.propodus n. [Gr. pro, before; pous, foot] (ARTHRO: Crustacea)The 4th segment <strong>of</strong> an endopod, between the carpus anddactyl.propolar cells (MESO: Rhombozoa) In Dicymedia, the anteriortier <strong>of</strong> cells in the calotte.propolis n. [Gr. pro, before; polis, city] (ARTHRO: Insecta) InHymenoptera, a term for resins and waxes collected bybees for use in construction and sealing crevices in the nestwall.propped a. [ME. proppe, prop] (MOLL: Polyplacophora) Pertainingto teeth <strong>of</strong> the valves having edges thickened onthe outside.proprioceptor n. [L. proprius, ones own; receptor, receiver] 1.Internal sense organs that lie within the body cavity andrespond to internal conditions <strong>of</strong> the organism. 2. Mechanoreceptorsthat detect movements or position <strong>of</strong> thebody parts; in arthropods, cordotonal organs, campaniformsensilla, and hair plates.propupa n. [L. pro, before; pupa, puppet] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The instar preceding the pupa in Thysanoptera and maleCoccidae; sometimes also called prepupa.propus see propoditeprorhabdion n. [Gr. pro, before; rhabdion, little rod] (NEMATA)

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