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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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74Maggenti and Gardneraphagia n. [Gr. a, not; phagein, to eat] Unable to ingest.apharyngeate cercariae (PLATY: Trematoda) Larvae that developin daughter sporocysts in pulmonate or prosobranchsnails.Aphasmidia see Adenophoreaaphelenchoid bursa see bursaaphideine see aphidiluteinaphidicolous a. [NL. aphis, plant-louse; L. colere, to dwell](ARTHRO) Pertaining to associating with aphid colonies, ascertain ants.aphidilutein n. [NL. aphis, plant-louse; L. luteus, yellow] Theyellowish liquid found in plant lice. see aphins.aphidivorous a. [NL. aphis, plant-louse; L. vorare, to devour]Feeding on aphids.aphins n.pl. [NL. aphis, plant-louse] Fat soluble pigments derivedfrom various aphids that impart a purple or blackcolor to the whole insect.aphodus n.; pl. aphodi [Gr. aphodos, departure] (PORIF:Desmospongiae) The short channel connecting the flagellatedchamber with the excurrent canal. see prosodus.aphorism n. [Gr. aphorizein, to define] The concise definition<strong>of</strong> a principle.aphotic zone That zone <strong>of</strong> ocean water that lies below 800meters and which receives little or no light.aphototropic a. [Gr. an, without; phos, light; tropein, to turn]Turning away from light.aphrodisiac pheromone (ARTHRO: Insecta) A pheromone thatfacilitates copulation.aphytal zone Those waters in which the penetration <strong>of</strong> light istoo poor to support photosynthesis.apian a. [L. apianus, <strong>of</strong> bees] Of or pertaining to bees.apiary n.; pl. -ies [L. apiarium, beehive] The area where beesare kept; a collection <strong>of</strong> hives maintained for honey production.apicad adv. [L. apex, tip; ad, toward] Toward the apex.

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