- zoarial
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zoarial
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zoarial — See zoarium. * * * … Universalium
zoarial — zōˈa(a)rēəl adjective Etymology: New Latin zoarium + English al : of or relating to a zoarium … Useful english dictionary
acanthostyle — n. [Gr. akantha, thorn, spine; stylos, pillar] 1. (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata) A type of stylet with a smooth rod core of nonlaminated calcite, with sheath laminae usually strongly deflected toward the zoarial surface as spines; usually larger than… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
paurostyle — n. [Gr. pauros, little; stylos, pillar] (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata) A type of stylet of cryptostomates with an irregular rod of nonlaminated material, with laminae weakly deflected toward the zoarial surface; usually smaller than acanthostyles … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sheath laminae — (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata) A concentrically enclosed stylet core, continuous with zoarial sheaths, but normally at right angles to them … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
style — n.; pl. styli [Gr. stylos, pillar] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) The embolus of spiders. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) see telson. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. Any slender, tubular or spinelike appendage at the end of the abdomen. b. In some Diptera,… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stylet — n. [Gr. stylos, pillar] 1. Any small rigid bristle or needlelike appendage or organ. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) see caudal ramus. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of the piercing structures in the sucking mouth parts; the shaft of the ovipositor. 4.… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
