- pseudoplacenta
- pseu·do·placenta
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pseudoplacenta
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pseudoplacenta — n.; pl. tae [Gr. pseudos, false; L. placenta, cake] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Embryonic or maternal structures of certain female viviparous insects that are presumed to give nourishment to the developing larvae; however, the physiological evidence of … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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pseudoplacental viviparity — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Referring to insects that produce eggs, containing little or no yolk, that are retained by the female in the ovariole up to the time of hatching; see pseudoplacenta … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
moss animal — bryozoan. [1880 85] * * * ▪ invertebrate Introduction also called bryozoan, any member of the phylum Bryozoa (also called Polyzoa or Ectoprocta), in which there are about 5,000 extant species. Another 15,000 species are known only from… … Universalium
heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… … Universalium
pseudoplacental — adjective see pseudoplacenta … Useful english dictionary
