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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> 801crete proteolytic enzymes.salivary pump (ARTHRO: Insecta) A modified salivarium intowhich the common salivary duct opens at the base <strong>of</strong> thehypopharynx.salivary syringe see salivary pumpsaltation n. [L. saltare, to leap] An evolutionary process thatproceeds by leaps and bounds through the production <strong>of</strong>mutants that differ greatly from the progenitor(s). seeanamorphosis.Saltatoria n. [L. saltare, to leap] A name commonly misappliedto grasshoppers, crickets and their allies.saltatory a. [L. saltare, to leap] Adapted for leaping. see furcula.saltigrade a. [L. saltare, to leap; gradus, step] Leapingmovement as in insects and spiders.sanguine a. [L. sanguis, blood] Having the color <strong>of</strong> blood.sanguinivorous a. [L. sanguis, blood; vorare, to devour]Feeding on blood.sanidasters n.pl. [Gr. sanidion, small board; aster, star] (PO-RIF) Rod shaped streptasters; a small rod-like spicule withspines at intervals.sapphirine a. [Gr. sappheiros, sapphire] Sapphire blue.saprobe see saprobiontsaprobic a. [Gr. sapros, rotten] Living on decaying organicmatter.saprobiont n. [Gr. sapros, rotten; bios, life] Living in an environmentrich in decaying organic matter and low in oxygen.saprobiotic a.saprophagous a. [Gr. sapros, rotten; phagein, to eat] Feedingon dead or decaying animal or plant materials.saprophyte n. [Gr. sapros, rotten; phyton, plant] A plant thatlives on dead and decaying organic matter; sometimes incorrectlyextended to include animals as well as plants.saprophytic a. see saprozite.saprozoic nutrition 1. Feeding on decaying organic matter. 2.Deriving sustenance by absorption <strong>of</strong> dissolved salts and

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