- endophragmal
- en·do·phrag·mal
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endophragmal
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Endophragmal — En do*phrag mal, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the endophragma. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endophragmal — adjective see endophragm … Useful english dictionary
endophragmal skeleton — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) A complex internal structure composed of fused apodemes, providing the framework for muscle attachment … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endophragmal skeleton — An internal skeleton composed of arthrophragms arising from [Martin, 2005]. Complex internal skeletal structure formed by fusion of apodemes in decapods providing framework for muscle attachment, generally not strongly calcified [Moore and… … Crustacea glossary
endoskeleton — Internal hard parts of some decapods consisting mainly of endophragms [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Anostraca): Term occasionally applied to various more rigid internal structures serving as sites of muscle attachment [Stachowitsch, 1992].… … Crustacea glossary
