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subdivision 1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts. 2. A part of a thing made by subdividing. In... Read More

Articulata (Science: zoology) 1. One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of cuvier. It has been much modified by... Read More

What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More

There are two main subdivisions of seed plants—the ones without covered seeds, the gymnosperms, and the ones with covered... Read More

THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More

Definition noun, plural: (1) The edible (part of a) plant (e.g. leaves, roots, flowers) but not including the fruit or... Read More

Kingdom is a taxonomic rank used in biological classification systems to simplify the understanding of the biological world.... Read More

Definition noun, plural: connective tissues The animal tissue that chiefly originates from the embryonic mesoderm, and... Read More

vertebrata (Science: zoology) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone... Read More

Anatomy Definition Often we hear the term 'anatomy' while learning about the body and how it works. What is anatomy? What... Read More

subfamily (Science: biology) One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are... Read More

Arthropod Definition What is an arthropod? An arthropod is an invertebrate living organism characterized by the presence of... Read More

Competition Definition One of the many branches of biology is ecology. Ecology is the study of the relationships that the... Read More

Definition noun A biological discipline that studies crustaceans Supplement Carcinology is a branch of zoology that deals... Read More