Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

906Maggenti and Gardnertinctorial a. [L. tenctorius, of dyeing] Of or pertaining to color,i.e., staining.tine n. [A.S. tind, spike] Any slender, pointed, projecting part.tissue n. [F. tissu, tissue] A layer or group of cells of a particulartype, or at most a few types, with intercellular materialof essentially a particular type.tissue culture Tissues appropriated from animals and maintainedor grown in vitro for more than 24 hours.titillae n.pl.; sing. titilla [L. titillo, tickle] (NEMATA) Small projectionson the distal part of the protrusile gubernaculum.titillator n. [L. titillo, tickle] (ARTHRO: Insecta) A terminal,small process (spines or small plates) at the distal extremityof the aedeagus.tocopherol n. [Gr. tokos, birth; pherein, to carry] Vitamin E.tocospermal a. [Gr. tokos, birth; sperma, seed] Direct transferof sperm between male and female.tocospermia n. [Gr. tokos, birth; sperma, seed] 1. (ARTHRO:Chelicerata) A type of sperm transfer by the male chelicera(gonopod), to the female vagina. see podospermia. 2.(MOLL: Cephalopoda) The direct transfer of spermatophoresto the female vagina by the male gonopod.tocostome, tokostome n. [Gr. tokos, birth; stoma, mouth](ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In Acari, the female genital aperture.tomentum n. [L. tomentum, stuffing of wool] Covered withclosely matted scale-like hair or spines on the body or appendagesthat cannot be separated; downy. tomentose a.tone see tonustonic muscle (MOLL: Bivalvia) White, opalescent part of theadductor muscle that reacts slowly, but can hold for longperiods of time; catch muscle.tonofibrillae n.pl [Gr. tonos, stretching; L. dim. fibra, fiber]Fine connective fibrils extending from the ends of theskeletal muscles into the cuticle.tonus, tone n. [Gr. tonos, stretching] 1. The normal, maintainednerve impulse traffic. 2. The normal prolongedsteady contracture of muscle fibers. tonic a.