Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 885both sperm and eggs by the same gonad; hermaphroditicreproduction. see digonic, amphigonic.synhaploid n. [Gr. syn, together; haploos, single] A conditionderived from the fusion of two or more haploid nuclei. seedouble haploid.synhesmia n. [Gr. syn, together; hesmos, swarm] A group oforganisms swarming together in consequence of a reproductivedrive. see androsynhesmia, gynosynhesmia.synistate a. [Gr. syn, together; histos, tissue] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In Neuroptera, referring to the ligula being reducedto the condition of a median and sometimes slightly bilobedprocess, or totally atrophied.synizesis n. [Gr. syn, together; hizein, to sit] The clumping ofchromosomes in early prophase of the first meiotic division;may be either normal or abnormal.synkaryon n. [Gr. syn, together; karyon, nucleus] A zygotenucleus formed by fusion of two gametic nuclei.synlophe n. [Gr. syn, together; lophos, crest] (NEMATA: Secernentea]In numerous Trichostrongylidae, an enlargedlongitudinal or oblique cuticular ridge on the body surfacethat serves to hold the nematodes in place on the gut wall.synoecius, synoecious a. [Gr. synoikos, living in the samehouse] Producing both male and female gametes.synoecy n. [Gr. synoikos, living in the same house] 1. Commensalisminvolving social insects where the guests are indifferentlytolerated by the hosts. 2. An association betweentwo species where one is benefited without harm tothe other. see symphily, synechthry.synoekete n. [Gr. synoikos, living in the same house] A toleratedguest of a host colony.synoenocytes n. [Gr. syn, together; oenos, wine colored; kytos,container] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In dipteran Chironomidae,localization of oenocytes as distinctive organs.synomone n. [Gr. syn, together; omone, mimics the ending ofhormone] A chemical substance produced or acquired byan organism, that upon contact with an individual of anotherspecies, evokes a behavioral or physiological re-