Difference between revisions of "funiculus"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>funiculi</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>funiculi</b> | ||
|etymology=Latin <i>funiculus</i>, little cord | |etymology=Latin <i>funiculus</i>, little cord | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> The middle antennal | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> The middle [[antennal segment]]s between the [[scape]] and the club. <i>b.</i> The main tendon of the [[abdomen]]. <i>c.</i> In Hymenoptera, the ligament connecting the [[propodeum]] to the [[petiole]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Bryozoa]]) A strand of tissue that attaches the digestive tract to the [[body wall]] or communication pores, thus extending from zooid to zooid throughout the colony. | + | 2. ([[Bryozoa]]) A strand of tissue that attaches the digestive tract to the [[body wall]] or [[communication]] pores, thus extending from zooid to zooid throughout the colony. |
| − | 3. ([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) A narrow ridge of callus spiraling from the [[upper lip]] into the umbilicus. | + | 3. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) A narrow ridge of callus spiraling from the [[upper lip]] into the umbilicus. |
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Revision as of 13:17, 12 September 2013
funiculus also funicle (noun; plural funiculi; Latin funiculus, little cord): 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. The middle antennal segments between the scape and the club. b. The main tendon of the abdomen. c. In Hymenoptera, the ligament connecting the propodeum to the petiole.2. (Bryozoa) A strand of tissue that attaches the digestive tract to the body wall or communication pores, thus extending from zooid to zooid throughout the colony.
3. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) A narrow ridge of callus spiraling from the upper lip into the umbilicus.
