Difference between revisions of "anchor"
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| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) In Copepoda, enlarged first thoracic segment of an anchor worm. | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) In Copepoda, enlarged first [[thoracic]] [[segment]] of an anchor worm. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Ephemeroptera, a distal fibrous knob of the egg, terminating an elongate adhesive thread coiled around the base. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Ephemeroptera, a [[distal]] fibrous knob of the egg, terminating an [[elongate]] adhesive [[thread]] coiled around the [[base]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Echinodermata]]: Holothuroidea) An anchor-shaped ossicle or spicule of sea cucumbers. | + | 3. ([[Echinodermata]]: [[Holothuroidea]]) An anchor-shaped [[ossicle]] or [[spicule]] of sea cucumbers. |
| − | 4. ([[Platyhelminthes]]: Cestoda) In Monogenea, large curved hooks on the [[opisthaptor]]; hamuli. | + | 4. ([[Platyhelminthes]]: [[Cestoda]]) In Monogenea, large curved hooks on the [[opisthaptor]]; hamuli. |
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
anchor (noun; Latin ancora, anchor): 1. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In Copepoda, enlarged first thoracic segment of an anchor worm.2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Ephemeroptera, a distal fibrous knob of the egg, terminating an elongate adhesive thread coiled around the base.
3. (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) An anchor-shaped ossicle or spicule of sea cucumbers.
4. (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) In Monogenea, large curved hooks on the opisthaptor; hamuli.
