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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> 853ganism capable <strong>of</strong> withstanding only slight variations <strong>of</strong> salinityin its environment; stenosalinity. see euryhaline.stenohygric a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; hygros, moist] Pertainingto an organism tolerating only a narrow atmospheric humidityrange.Stenolaemata, stenolaemates n.; n.pl. [Gr. stenos, narrow;laimos, throat] A class <strong>of</strong> "tubular bryozoans", exclusivelymarine, with circular lophophores lacking an epistome.stenomorphic a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; morphe, shape] 1. Generawith limited morphological characters. 2. Dwarfed.stenonoty n. [Gr. stenos, narrow; notos, back] A small thorax.stenophagous a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; phagein, to eat] Existingon only a limited variety <strong>of</strong> foods. see euryphagous,omnivorous.stenopodium n. [Gr. stenos, narrow; pous, foot] (ARTHRO:Crustacea) Slender, sometimes setose, elongate appendage,composed <strong>of</strong> rod-like segments.stenopterous a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; pteron, wing] Having anarrow, complete wing.stenosaline see stenohalinestenosis a. [Gr. stenos, narrow] Constriction <strong>of</strong> vessels, ducts,etc.stenotele n. [Gr. stenos, narrow; telos, the end] (CNID) Astinging nematocyst; a sprially coiled thread armed withspiral rows <strong>of</strong> projections that is provided at its distal endwith a lid (operculum); a penetrant.stenothermal a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; therme, heat] Confinedto living within a narrow range <strong>of</strong> temperatures. see eurythermal.stenotopic a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; topos, place] Organismshaving a limited geographical distribution or occurring inrestricted habitats. see eurytopic.stenovalent a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; L. valens, strong] An organismrestricted to few types <strong>of</strong> environmental conditions.see euryvalent.stenoxenous a. [Gr. stenos, narrow; xenos, host] Having a

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