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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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70Maggenti and Gardneranimal] Any coelenterate <strong>of</strong> the class Anthozoa, phylumCnidaria, including the sea anemones and corals.anthracene, anthracine n. [Gr. anthrax, coal] Coal black;shiny black with a bluish tint.anthraquinones n.pl. (ARTHRO: Insecta) A group <strong>of</strong> orange orred pigments found in certain insects.anthropochorous a. [Gr. anthropos, man; chorein, to spread]Refers to any disease or organism transported by man,usually unintentionally; peregrine.anthropogenic a. [Gr. anthropos, man; genes, producing]Caused by, or resulting from, the influence <strong>of</strong> man.anthropomorphic a. [Gr. anthropos, man; morphe, form] Attributinghuman attributes to animals.anthropophilous a. [Gr. anthropos, man; philein, to love]Used to describe insects that prefer human blood.anthropozoic a. [Gr. anthropos, man; zoe, life] Designatingthat period <strong>of</strong> time since man appeared upon the earth.anthropozoonosis n. [Gr. anthropos, man; zoon, animal;nosos, disease] A disease <strong>of</strong> humans transmissible to otheranimals. see zooanthroponosis, zoonosis.antiaposematic a. [Gr. anti, against; apo, away; sema, signal]Referring to coloration that disguises a predator. seeparasematic, aposematic.antibiosis n. [Gr. anti, against; biosis, manner <strong>of</strong> life] An associationbetween two organisms in which one secretes asubstance destroying or inhibiting the other.anticlinal a. [Gr. anti, against; klinein, to bend] Radial; incliningin opposite directions; at right angles to the surface <strong>of</strong>a part.anticlypeus see anteclypeusanticoagulant a. [Gr. anti, against; L. coagulare, to curdle]Pertaining to any substance that prevents or delays the coagulation<strong>of</strong> blood.anticoagulin n. [Gr. anti, against; L. coagulare, to curdle](ARTHRO) The secretion <strong>of</strong> certain parasitic species thatprevents or delays the coagulation <strong>of</strong> the host's blood.

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