Difference between revisions of "basis"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>bases</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>bases</b> | ||
|etymology=Latin <i>basis</i>, base | |etymology=Latin <i>basis</i>, base | ||
| − | |definition=1. A general term for the base of any appendage. | + | |definition=1. A general term for the base of any [[appendage]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) <i>a.</i> A protopod segment adjoining the coxa and carrying the exopod and endopod distally. <i>b.</i> The basipodite. <i>c.</i> A basal calcareous or membranous plate functioning in anchorage of sessile barnacles to the substrate. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) <i>a.</i> A [[protopod]] [[segment]] adjoining the [[coxa]] and carrying the exopod and [[endopod]] distally. <i>b.</i> The [[basipodite]]. <i>c.</i> A [[basal]] [[calcareous]] or [[membranous]] plate functioning in anchorage of [[sessile]] barnacles to the [[substrate]]. |
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Revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
basis (noun; plural bases; Latin basis, base): 1. A general term for the base of any appendage.2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) a. A protopod segment adjoining the coxa and carrying the exopod and endopod distally. b. The basipodite. c. A basal calcareous or membranous plate functioning in anchorage of sessile barnacles to the substrate.
