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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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836Maggenti and Gardnertome.sonication n. [L. sonus, sound] The disruption <strong>of</strong> cells bysound waves.sonifaction n. [L. sonus, sound; facere, to make] The production<strong>of</strong> sound; sonorific.sordid a. [L. sorditus, dirty] Of a dirty or muddy color; dull.sorotrochous a. [Gr. soros, heap; trochos, wheel] (ROTIF)Bearing a compound wheel organ or trochal disc.spadix n. [L. spadix, palm frond] 1. (CNID: Hydrozoa) A centralcore on which the sex cells ripen on the blastostyle. 2.(MOLL: Cephalopoda) In male Nautilus sp., tentacles thatform a specialized reproductive structure.spado n. [Gr. spadon, a eunuch] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In hymenopteranbees and ants, a worker or neuter individual.spanandry n. [Gr. spanios, rare; andros, male] Progressivedecrease in number <strong>of</strong> males.spanogamy n. [Gr. spanios, rare; gamos, wife] Progressivedecrease in females.spanogyny n. [Gr. spanios, rare; gyne, female] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The disappearance <strong>of</strong> mosquito colonies requiringblood meals when maintained on a plant food source.sparganum n. [Gr. sparganon, swaddling band] (PLATY:Cestoda) A second stage larva <strong>of</strong> Pseudophyllidea, with anelongated shape and lack <strong>of</strong> cystic cavity; a plerocercoid.spat n. [A.S. spaetan, to spit] (MOLL: Bivalvia) A microscopiclarval stage.spatfall n. [A.S. spaetan, to spit; A.S. feallan, fall] (MOLL: Bivalvia)The en masse settlement <strong>of</strong> larva.spatha n. [Gr. spathe, blade] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera,a dorsal lobe <strong>of</strong> the aedeagus.spathulate see spatulatespatulate a. [L. spatula, spoon] Spatula-like in form; flattened,while broad apically and narrowed basally.spear see styletspecialization n. [L. specialis, special] An animal or structure

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