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Search Results for: oriental

Clonorchis sinensis

Definition noun A liver fluke species belonging to the family Opisthorchiidae of the Class Trematoda, and endemic in Japan,... Read More

Indomalayan realm

Definition noun A biogeographic realm that includes the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and southern... Read More

Plane

Plane 1. To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by... Read More

Exhibit

Exhibit 1. To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract... Read More

Nacre

nacre (Science: zoology) A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the... Read More

Gum

Gum The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws. (Science: medicine) gum rash,... Read More

Definitive host

Different Biological Relationships The biological world is interconnected whether we notice it or not. All the life forms... Read More

Blattidae

Blattidae a family of insects (order Blattaria) consisting of over 4,000 species of cockroaches, largely tropical but... Read More

Rushes

rush 1. A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of... Read More

Roller

roller 1. One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc, used in... Read More

Heterotroph

Heterotroph Definition What is a heterotroph? Does a heterotroph make its own food? In biology and ecology, a heterotroph... Read More

Courvoisiers law

Courvoisiers law This states that: in the presence of (obstructive)jaundice, if the gall Bladder is palpable, then the... Read More

Zoogeography

Definition noun A branch of biology that is primarily concerned about the geological distribution of... Read More

Biogeographic realm

Definition noun, plural: biological realms Any of the large spatial regions of the Earth's land surface with ecosystems... Read More