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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Gamete
Zoology; Zoological terms
(Gk. gamos, wife) A specialised sex cell such as an ovum (egg) or a sperm; is haploid. A male (sperm) and a female gamete (ovum) fuse and give rise to a diploid zygote, which develops into a new ...
Flagellum
Zoology; Zoological terms
(pl. flagella) Long whiplike organelle protruding from the surface of the cell that either propels the cell acting as a locomotory device, or moves fluids past the cell, becoming a feeding apparatus
Ganglion
Zoology; Zoological terms
A distinct clump of nerve cells that acts like a primitive brain, found in the head region of many invertebrates, an aggregation of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system
Eutely
Zoology; Zoological terms
The peculiar feature of having a constant number of cells in the body, the number being characteristic for each species but varying among species (many Loricifera, Nematoda and Rotaria)
Extracellular matrix (ecm)
Zoology; Zoological terms
A meshwork of secreted molecules that act as a scaffold and glue that anchors cells within multicellular organisms
Epithelium
Zoology; Zoological terms
Is a group of cells covering a surface. One of the four main tissue types; covers the body surface and lines the body cavities, ducts, and vessels
Fissipary
Zoology; Zoological terms
Capacity of forming entire new organisms out of a fragmented body part; see also alotony
