Search Results for: crustacean
Crustacean
Crustacean a shell-covered sea creature - for example crabs and... Read More
Carcinology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies crustaceans Supplement Carcinology is a branch of zoology that deals... 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
Zooplankton
Definition noun Animal or animal-like constituent of plankton, comprised mainly of freely floating protozoa, small... Read More
Chromatophore
Definition noun, plural: chromatophores A pigment-containing cell or light-reflecting structure, especially found in fish,... Read More
Arthropodology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies arthropods Supplement Arthropodology is a biological discipline that... Read More
Circulatory fluid
Definition noun The fluid confined within the vessel in a closed circulatory system or that contained in a cavity (hemocoel)... Read More
Arachnology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies arachnids Supplement Arachnology is a biological discipline that deals... Read More
Horseshoe crab
Definition noun, plural: horseshoe crabs A crab-like marine chelicerate arthropod of the taxonomic family... Read More
Open circulatory system
Definition noun A type of circulatory system wherein the hemolymph bathes the organs and tissues directly thus there is no... Read More
Macroorganism
Definition noun, plural: macroorganisms Any macroscopic organism. Supplement Macroorganisms are large enough to be seen by... 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
Metamerism
Metamerism Definition Metamerism is the repetition of homologous body segments. This type of development can be seen in the... Read More
Metamorphosis
Definition noun, plural: metamorphoses (1) (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic... Read More
Gravitaxis
Definition noun A form of taxis characterized by the directional movement of an organism in response to... Read More
Commensalism
Commensalism Definition What is commensalism? Literally, commensalism is a Latin word that means ‘to eat at the same... Read More
Coracidium
Coracidium The ciliated first-stage aquatic embryo of pseudophyllid and other cestodes with aquatic cycles; within the... Read More
N-acetylglucosamine
Definition noun An amino sugar derivative of glucose, with a chemical formula of C8H15NO6, and serves as a major component... Read More