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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> 749pruinescence n. [L. pruinosus, frosty] (ARTHRO: Insecta) A'bloom' covering <strong>of</strong> whitish or waxy particles. pruinose a.Przibram's rule An empirical law <strong>of</strong> growth; as the volumeincreases by the cube <strong>of</strong> a number, the area increases bythe square; 1.26 or 3 √2.psammon n. [Gr. psammos, sand] Freshwater or marine organismsliving between sand grains; mesopsammon.psammous a.psammophilous a. [Gr. psammos, sand; philos, loving] Livingin or growing in sandy areas or sand; arenicolous. psammophilen.psammophore n. [Gr. psammos, sand; phoreus, bearer] (AR-THRO: Insecta) In Formicidae, fringes <strong>of</strong> long hairs on theposterior surface <strong>of</strong> the head.pseudanal segment (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In acariform Acari,segment XIII and one <strong>of</strong> the paraproctal segments.pseudaposematic/pseudoaposematic color Mimicry <strong>of</strong> colorationor form <strong>of</strong> another organism possessing dangerousor disagreeable qualities; Batesian mimicry; allosematiccolor. see sematic.pseudarolium n.; pl. -olia [Gr. pseudos, false; arole, protection](ARTHRO: Insecta) 1. A pad at the apex <strong>of</strong> the tarsus,similar to an arolium. 2. In Miridae Hemiptera, a more lateralpair <strong>of</strong> processes present in some subfamilies at thebases <strong>of</strong> the claws.pseudepipod(ite) n. [Gr. pseudos, false; epi, upon; pous,foot] (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Cephalocardia, the laterallobe arising from the distal point <strong>of</strong> the exopod.pseudepisematic color Having mimicry coloration for attractantor aggressive purposes. see episematic, sematic.pseudergate n. [Gr. pseudos, false; ergates, worker] (AR-THRO: Insecta) In Kalotermes Isoptera, a larval form functionallyequivalent to the worker caste in other species, butremains able to develop into other castes.pseudibacus n. [Gr. pseudos, false; bacca or baca, pearl] (AR-THRO: Crustacea) Postlarval stage <strong>of</strong> decapod Scyllaridae;nisto; puerulus.

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