Search Results for: arthropod
Arthropodology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies arthropods Supplement Arthropodology is a biological discipline that... Read More
Arthropods
There are over two million species of arthropods, who initially arrived on Earth in the middle of the Cambrian period.... Read More
Horseshoe crab
Definition noun, plural: horseshoe crabs A crab-like marine chelicerate arthropod of the taxonomic family... Read More
Carcinology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies crustaceans Supplement Carcinology is a branch of zoology that deals... Read More
Arachnology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies arachnids Supplement Arachnology is a biological discipline that deals... Read More
Chelicerate
Definition noun, plural: chelicerates Any of the species belonging to the subphylum Chelicerata Supplement The chelicerates... Read More
Hyaline cartilage
Hyaline Cartilage Definition Before we define hyaline cartilage, let us understand what cartilage is. What is cartilage? Is... Read More
Book lungs
Book Lungs Definition Lungs are known as the organs that help organisms breathe. When we think of lungs, we think of the... Read More
Parasitoid
Definition noun, plural: parasitoids An organism that lives on or inside the host at one phase in its life cycle, and... Read More
Helminthology
Definition noun A branch of zoology that particularly deals with the helminths, particularly the parasitic... Read More
Yellow fever virus
Definition noun, plural: yellow fever viruses A Flavivirus species containing positive-sense, single-stranded RNA with about... Read More
Microfilaria
Definition noun, plural: microfilariae The embryonic or early larval stage in the life cycle of certain parasitic nematodes... Read More
Sphenodon guntheri
Definition The tuatara species of the genus Sphenodon that inhabits one small island of New Zealand, i.e. Brothers... Read More
Malpighian tubule
Definition noun, plural: Malpighian tubules A tubule extending from the interior (alimentary canal) to the exterior of many... Read More
Chitobiose
Definition noun A dimer comprised of two molecules of glucosamine units joined by β-1,4 bonds, and produced by organisms... Read More
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia Definition Each person can say that they know of or can name at least one animal. However, do people know... Read More
Respiratory system
Definition noun An organ system comprised of organs and structures associated for respiration or gas exchange Supplement An... Read More
Anthropophilic
Definition adjective (parasitology) Preferring or seeking a human host over another animal Supplement The term... Read More
Newly Discovered Exploding Ants – Colobopsis explodens
A new ant species, Colobopsis explodens, was recently identified. Similar to other exploding ant species, Colobopsis... Read More
