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Pleurae

Biology; Zoology

In trilobites and other arthropods, pleurae are elongated flat outgrowths from each body segment, that overlie and protect the appendages.

Pore

Biology; Zoology

Any opening into or through a tissue or body structure.

Placenta

Biology; Zoology

In mammals, a tissue formed within the uterus through which nutrients are passed from the mother to the embryo (and later the fetus) and its wastes are removed. It is analogous to the protective ...

Phylum

Biology; Zoology

A category in the hierarchy of animal classification between class and kingdom; phyla- pl.

Neuron

Biology; Zoology

A specialised cell that can react to stimuli and transmit impulses. A neuron consists of a body which contains the nucleus; dendrites, which are short branches off the body that receive incoming ...