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Zoological terms

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Abdominal ganglia

Zoology; Zoological terms

( ARTHRO ) Ganglia of the ventral nerve cord that innervate the abdomen, each giving off a pair of principal nerves to the muscl es of the segment; located between the alimentary cana l and the large ...

Abapical

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1. Pertains to the opposite of apical and thus the lower po le of spherical organisms. 2. ( MOLL: Gastropoda) Away from the shell apex toward base along axis or slightly oblique to it

Abdominal somite

Zoology; Zoological terms

( ARTHRO: Crustacea) Any single division of the body between the thorax and telson; a pleomere; a pleonite.

Abdominal process

Zoology; Zoological terms

( ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Branchiopoda, fingerlike projections on the do rsal surface of the abdomen.

Abcauline

Zoology; Zoological terms

( CNID: Hydrozoa) Per- taining to polyps that extend outwards from the common stem.

Abductin

Zoology; Zoological terms

( MOLL: Bivalvia) Rub- ber-like block of protein of the inner hinge ligament of Pecten

Abaxial

Zoology; Zoological terms

Refers to being situated outside of or directed away from the axis or central line.

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