Difference between revisions of "bulla"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>bullae</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>bullae</b> | ||
|etymology=Latin <i>bulla</i>, bubble | |etymology=Latin <i>bulla</i>, bubble | ||
| − | |definition=1. A rounded prominance, blister- or knob-like. | + | |definition=1. A rounded prominance, [[blister]]- or knob-like. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) A structure secreted by the head and maxillary glands of certain parasitic female copepods that serves as an anchor for attachment to gill filaments of fish. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) A [[structure]] secreted by the [[head]] and [[maxillary glands]] of certain [[parasitic]] female copepods that serves as an [[anchor]] for attachment to [[gill filaments]] of fish. |
| − | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> Weakened spots on concave wings that allows them to bend | + | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> Weakened spots on [[concave]] wings that allows them to bend |
| − | |see also=[[stigma]]. <i>b.</i> In diaspid Hemiptera, located in the terminal outlet of wax | + | |see also=[[stigma]]. <i>b.</i> In diaspid Hemiptera, located in the [[terminal]] outlet of [[wax gland]]s (ceratuba) at the inner end. <i>c.</i> In [[scarabaeoid]] Coleoptera, a [[sclerite]] that closes the [[trachea]]. 4. (NEMATA: [[Secernentea]]) In Heteroderidae, knoblike structures within the vulval [[cone]] of cysts near the [[underbridge]] or [[fenestra]]. |
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
bulla (noun; plural bullae; Latin bulla, bubble): 1. A rounded prominance, blister- or knob-like.2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) A structure secreted by the head and maxillary glands of certain parasitic female copepods that serves as an anchor for attachment to gill filaments of fish.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. Weakened spots on concave wings that allows them to bend
See also: stigma. b. In diaspid Hemiptera, located in the terminal outlet of wax glands (ceratuba) at the inner end. c. In scarabaeoid Coleoptera, a sclerite that closes the trachea. 4. (NEMATA: Secernentea) In Heteroderidae, knoblike structures within the vulval cone of cysts near the underbridge or fenestra.
