Difference between revisions of "ossicle"
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|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>os</i>, ossis, bone | |etymology=Latin diminutive <i>os</i>, ossis, bone | ||
| − | |definition=1. A small nodule of chitin that resembles bone. | + | |definition=1. A small [[nodule]] of [[chitin]] that resembles bone. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) Teeth and tooth-like process in the gastric mill. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) Teeth and tooth-like [[process]] in the [[gastric mill]]. |
3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) For Diptera, see [[axillary sclerites]]. | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) For Diptera, see [[axillary sclerites]]. | ||
| − | 4. ([[Echinodermata]]) Plates, spicules and rods that make up the structure of the endoskeleton. | + | 4. ([[Echinodermata]]) Plates, spicules and rods that make up the [[structure]] of the [[endoskeleton]]. |
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013
ossicle (noun; Latin diminutive os, ossis, bone): 1. A small nodule of chitin that resembles bone.2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) Teeth and tooth-like process in the gastric mill.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) For Diptera, see axillary sclerites.
4. (Echinodermata) Plates, spicules and rods that make up the structure of the endoskeleton.
