- apodemal
- apod·e·mal
English syllables. 2014.
apodemal
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apodemal — əˈpädəməl, |apə|dēm adjective : of, relating to, or functioning as an apodeme … Useful english dictionary
apodemal pit — Any of several often unpigmented depressions on the carapace of many crabs indicating the origin of an invaginated element that forms part of the internal thoracic skeleton [Chace and Hobbs, 1969] … Crustacea glossary
apodeme — apodemal /euh pod euh meuhl/, apodematal /ap euh dem euh tl/, adj. /ap euh deem /, n. a ridgelike ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports the internal organs and provides the attachment points for the muscles. [1850 55; < NL… … Universalium
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
Bugel organ — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A sense organ attached to the back of the tympanum, containing two scolopidia supported by an apodemal ligament and an invagination of the tympanal frame … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spina — n.; pl. spinae [L. spina, thorn] 1. A spine. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The medium apodemal process of the spinasternum. b. The medium apodeme … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sternal apophysis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of a pair of lateral apodemal arms of the eusternum marked by pits joined by a sulcus, thus dividing the eusternum into a basisternum and a sternellum; in higher insects they arise in the midline and separate internally … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
