Difference between revisions of "fenestra"
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| − | 2. An opening through a shell; a foramen. | + | 2. An opening through a [[shell]]; a [[foramen]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> Transparent spots or marks on the wings. <i>b.</i> In Orthoptera, a small membranous area at the base of an antennae of a cockroach. <i>c.</i> In Isoptera, a cavity on the head; a fontanel. <i>d.</i> The membranous base of the ommatidia at the junction with the optic nerve of a compound eye; a transparent ocellate spot in an eye. <i>e.</i> In male Odonata, the genital opening on the ventral surface of abdominal segment 11 | + | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> Transparent spots or marks on the wings. <i>b.</i> In Orthoptera, a small [[membranous]] [[area]] at the [[base]] of an antennae of a cockroach. <i>c.</i> In Isoptera, a [[cavity]] on the [[head]]; a fontanel. <i>d.</i> The [[membranous]] [[base]] of the ommatidia at the junction with the [[optic]] [[nerve]] of a [[compound eye]]; a transparent [[ocellate]] spot in an eye. <i>e.</i> In [[male]] Odonata, the [[genital opening]] on the [[ventral]] surface of abdominal [[segment]] 11 |
| − | |see also=[[fontanelle]]. 4. ([[Bryozoa]]: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, an open space or mesh in reticulate zoaria. 5. (NEMATA) <i>a.</i> In Secernentea, the thin membranous area surrounding or on either side of the vulva of a cyst forming nematode (Heterodera spp.). <i>b.</i> In some marine Adenophorea, the openings in subcuticular helmets through which sensory nerves pass. | + | |see also=[[fontanelle]]. 4. ([[Bryozoa]]: [[Gymnolaemata]]) In Cheilostomata, an open space or mesh in [[reticulate]] zoaria. 5. (NEMATA) <i>a.</i> In [[Secernentea]], the thin [[membranous]] [[area]] surrounding or on either [[side]] of the [[vulva]] of a [[cyst]] forming [[nematode]] (Heterodera spp.). <i>b.</i> In some [[marine]] [[Adenophorea]], the openings in subcuticular helmets through which [[sensory]] nerves pass. |
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
fenestra (noun; plural fenestrae; Latin fenestra, window): 1. A small opening; a window.2. An opening through a shell; a foramen.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. Transparent spots or marks on the wings. b. In Orthoptera, a small membranous area at the base of an antennae of a cockroach. c. In Isoptera, a cavity on the head; a fontanel. d. The membranous base of the ommatidia at the junction with the optic nerve of a compound eye; a transparent ocellate spot in an eye. e. In male Odonata, the genital opening on the ventral surface of abdominal segment 11
See also: fontanelle. 4. (Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, an open space or mesh in reticulate zoaria. 5. (NEMATA) a. In Secernentea, the thin membranous area surrounding or on either side of the vulva of a cyst forming nematode (Heterodera spp.). b. In some marine Adenophorea, the openings in subcuticular helmets through which sensory nerves pass.
